Mangrove area in Barbados
Barbados: Mangrove area was 0.1063 kmsq in 2020. β¬ Flat
Latest (2020)
0.1063 kmsq
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
111th
of 117 countries
All-time high
0.1072 kmsq
in 2010
All-time low
0.0946 kmsq
in 2017
Years of data
11
2000β2020
Mangrove area in Barbados, 2000β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.1063 kmsq for mangrove area in 2020.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove area in Barbados peaked at 0.1072 kmsq in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0946 kmsq, in 2017.
That places Barbados 111th out of 117 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1018 kmsq | 0.0978 kmsq | 0.1045 kmsq | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0987 kmsq | 0.0946 kmsq | 0.1072 kmsq | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.1063 kmsq | 0.1063 kmsq | 0.1063 kmsq | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 108 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.3252 kmsq compare
- 109 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.2936 kmsq compare
- 110 Bermuda 0.2094 kmsq compare
- 112 Tuvalu 0.0891 kmsq compare
- 113 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0538 kmsq compare
- 114 Anguilla 0.037 kmsq compare
More development goals data for Barbados
- Red List Index 0.7762 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 130.75 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,176 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 23 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 21 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 21 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 28 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove area in Barbados?
- Mangrove area in Barbados was 0.1063 kmsq in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove area recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1072 kmsq in 2010.
- What is the lowest mangrove area recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0946 kmsq in 2017.
- How does Barbados rank for mangrove area?
- Barbados ranks 111th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove area rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mangrove area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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