 The overall accuracy for mangrove extent was 94% with a 99% likelihood that the true value is between 93.6 and – 94.5% using 53,878 accuracy points across 20 sites distributed globally. Asia has the highest proportion of mangroves with 38.7% of the global total, while Latin America and the Caribbean have 20.3%, Africa has 20%, Oceania has 11.9% and North America has 8.4%. This article was authored by Pete Bunting, Acros Anquist, Richard M. Lucas, and others.