Mangrove total area change in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Mangrove total area change was -4.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Cayman Islands, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded -4.2% for mangrove total area change in 2020.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Cayman Islands peaked at -2.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -4.4%, in 2016.
That places Cayman Islands 89th out of 126 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Mangrove total area change in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -2.5% | — |
| 2008 | -3.3% | +30.9% |
| 2009 | -3.5% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | -3.7% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | -4.2% | +13.5% |
| 2016 | -4.4% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | -4.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | -4.2% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | -4.0% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | -4.2% | +2.9% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's -4.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is -1.1%, 3.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's -4.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.1%, 2.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.1% | -3.5% | -2.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | -4.2% | -4.4% | -3.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | -4.2% | -4.2% | -4.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More development goals data for Cayman Islands
- Red List Index 0.795 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 747.97 constant US$ (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 11.7 ltpureal (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.8333 ratio (2024)
- Annual inflation, consumer prices -0.6% (2016)
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex 3 (2020)
- Change in maximum river flow -20.8% (2024)
- Change in minimum river flow -46.1% (2024)
- River flow maximum 1.17 m3 per sec (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Cayman Islands?
- Mangrove total area change in Cayman Islands was -4.2% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was -2.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.4% in 2016.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for mangrove total area change?
- Cayman Islands ranks 89th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cayman Islands 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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