Mangrove area in Cuba
Cuba: Mangrove area was 3,597 kmsq in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
3,597 kmsq
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
14th
of 126 countries
All-time high
3,889 kmsq
in 2000
All-time low
3,561 kmsq
in 2016
Years of data
11
2000–2020
Mangrove area in Cuba, 2000–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove area in Cuba stood at 3,597 kmsq.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove area in Cuba peaked at 3,889 kmsq in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,561 kmsq, in 2016.
Cuba ranks 14th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Mangrove area in Cuba, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,889 kmsq | — |
| 2007 | 3,737 kmsq | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 3,688 kmsq | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 3,689 kmsq | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3,661 kmsq | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 3,588 kmsq | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 3,561 kmsq | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 3,571 kmsq | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 3,594 kmsq | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 3,600 kmsq | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 3,597 kmsq | -0.1% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 3,597 kmsq is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 252.8 kmsq, 14.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 3,597 kmsq is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 126.73 kmsq, 28.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,751 kmsq | 3,688 kmsq | 3,889 kmsq | 4 |
| 2010s | 3,596 kmsq | 3,561 kmsq | 3,661 kmsq | 6 |
| 2020s | 3,597 kmsq | 3,597 kmsq | 3,597 kmsq | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 11 Papua New Guinea 4,525 kmsq compare
- 12 Bangladesh 4,484 kmsq compare
- 13 India 4,038 kmsq compare
- 15 Mozambique 3,027 kmsq compare
- 16 Philippines 2,848 kmsq compare
- 17 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2,847 kmsq compare
More development goals data for Cuba
- Red List Index 0.6873 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 246.13 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 696.42 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 57 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 57 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 56 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 44 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 44 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 44 (2025)
- Infant deaths 648 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove area in Cuba?
- Mangrove area in Cuba was 3,597 kmsq in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove area recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 3,889 kmsq in 2000.
- What is the lowest mangrove area recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,561 kmsq in 2016.
- How does Cuba rank for mangrove area?
- Cuba ranks 14th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove area rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba 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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