Mangrove total area change in Barbados
Barbados: Mangrove total area change was 8.8% in 2020. β Volatile
Mangrove total area change in Barbados, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Barbados stood at 8.8%.
That represents a change of up 718.0% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Barbados peaked at 9.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -3.3%, in 2017.
That places Barbados 2nd out of 117 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.4% | 6.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | -3.3% | 9.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 1 Dominica 10.9% compare
- 3 Qatar 6.0% compare
- 4 French Guiana 5.9% compare
- 5 British Virgin Islands 5.9% 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 total area change in Barbados?
- Mangrove total area change in Barbados was 8.8% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.3% in 2017.
- How does Barbados rank for mangrove total area change?
- Barbados ranks 2nd out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados 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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