Mangrove total area change in Bahamas
Bahamas: Mangrove total area change was -8.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
-8.8%
Change on year
up 13.7%
World rank
109th
of 126 countries
All-time high
-4.8%
in 2007
All-time low
-11.9%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2007–2020
Mangrove total area change in Bahamas, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Bahamas stood at -8.8%.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Bahamas peaked at -4.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -11.9%, in 2015.
Bahamas ranks 109th 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 Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -4.8% | — |
| 2008 | -8.3% | +72.6% |
| 2009 | -8.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | -10.6% | +26.0% |
| 2015 | -11.9% | +11.9% |
| 2016 | -11.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | -11.4% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | -11.1% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | -10.2% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | -8.8% | -13.7% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's -8.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is -1.1%, 7.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's -8.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.1%, 4.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -7.2% | -8.4% | -4.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | -11.2% | -11.9% | -10.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | -8.8% | -8.8% | -8.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More development goals data for Bahamas
- Red List Index 0.7348 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 310.18 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 81.32 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 1 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 48 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Bahamas?
- Mangrove total area change in Bahamas was -8.8% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was -4.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.9% in 2015.
- How does Bahamas rank for mangrove total area change?
- Bahamas ranks 109th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas 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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