Mangrove area in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Mangrove area was 82.84 kmsq in 2020. β¬ Flat
Latest (2020)
82.84 kmsq
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
61st
of 117 countries
All-time high
88.43 kmsq
in 2008
All-time low
82.84 kmsq
in 2020
Years of data
11
2000β2020
Mangrove area in Puerto Rico, 2000β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove area in Puerto Rico stood at 82.84 kmsq. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove area in Puerto Rico peaked at 88.43 kmsq in 2008 and was at its lowest, 82.84 kmsq, in 2020.
That places Puerto Rico 61st out of 117 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.25 kmsq | 85.5 kmsq | 88.43 kmsq | 4 |
| 2010s | 85.57 kmsq | 84.27 kmsq | 86.2 kmsq | 6 |
| 2020s | 82.84 kmsq | 82.84 kmsq | 82.84 kmsq | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 58 Brunei Darussalam 114.97 kmsq compare
- 59 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 111.77 kmsq compare
- 60 Jamaica 99.45 kmsq compare
- 62 Trinidad and Tobago 82.23 kmsq compare
- 63 Eritrea 77.91 kmsq compare
- 64 Saudi Arabia 77.1 kmsq compare
More development goals data for Puerto Rico
- Red List Index 0.6999 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 14,975 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 5.86 ltpureal (2024)
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 7.60 million tonnes (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 ratio (2024)
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material 2.34 tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove area in Puerto Rico?
- Mangrove area in Puerto Rico was 82.84 kmsq in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 88.43 kmsq in 2008.
- What is the lowest mangrove area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.84 kmsq in 2020.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for mangrove area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 61st out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove area rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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