Mangrove total area change in Aruba
Aruba: Mangrove total area change was -16.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
-16.6%
Change on year
up 16.1%
World rank
117th
of 126 countries
All-time high
-12.5%
in 2007
All-time low
-19.7%
in 2018
Years of data
10
2007–2020
Mangrove total area change in Aruba, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Aruba recorded -16.6% for mangrove total area change in 2020.
The figure is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Aruba peaked at -12.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -19.7%, in 2018.
Aruba ranks 117th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Mangrove total area change in Aruba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -12.5% | — |
| 2008 | -17.5% | +40.3% |
| 2009 | -18.4% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | -17.9% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | -15.9% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | -15.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -15.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -19.7% | +24.3% |
| 2019 | -19.7% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -16.6% | -16.1% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's -16.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is -1.1%, 14.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Aruba's -16.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.1%, 7.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -16.1% | -18.4% | -12.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | -17.5% | -19.7% | -15.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | -16.6% | -16.6% | -16.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
More development goals data for Aruba
- Red List Index 0.8599 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 800.54 constant US$ (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 11.96 ltpureal (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1.79 ratio (2024)
- Annual inflation, consumer prices 4.3% (2019)
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex 2 (2014)
- Change in maximum river flow -43.5% (2024)
- Change in minimum river flow -57.7% (2024)
- River flow maximum 0.7686 m3 per sec (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Aruba?
- Mangrove total area change in Aruba was -16.6% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was -12.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.7% in 2018.
- How does Aruba rank for mangrove total area change?
- Aruba ranks 117th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mangrove total area change (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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