Mangrove total area change in Caribbean
Caribbean: Mangrove total area change was -7.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Caribbean, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Caribbean stood at -7.8%.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Caribbean peaked at -4.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -9.3%, in 2016.
Caribbean ranks 108th 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 Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -4.3% | — |
| 2008 | -6.2% | +43.6% |
| 2009 | -6.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | -7.4% | +18.3% |
| 2015 | -8.9% | +20.0% |
| 2016 | -9.3% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | -9.0% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | -8.6% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | -8.2% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | -7.8% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -5.6% | -6.3% | -4.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | -8.6% | -9.3% | -7.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | -7.8% | -7.8% | -7.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More development goals data for Caribbean
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 426.46 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,753 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 117 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 115 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 110 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 124 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 125 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 125 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 5.24 ltpureal (2024)
- Children moderately or severely stunted 388.9 num th (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Caribbean?
- Mangrove total area change in Caribbean was -7.8% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was -4.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.3% in 2016.
- How does Caribbean rank for mangrove total area change?
- Caribbean ranks 108th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean 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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