Mangrove total area change in Cuba
Cuba: Mangrove total area change was -7.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Cuba, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mangrove total area change in Cuba is -7.5%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Cuba peaked at -3.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -8.4%, in 2016.
Cuba ranks 106th 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 Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -3.9% | — |
| 2008 | -5.2% | +32.5% |
| 2009 | -5.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | -5.9% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | -7.7% | +32.4% |
| 2016 | -8.4% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | -8.2% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | -7.6% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | -7.4% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | -7.5% | +1.0% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's -7.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.2%, 6.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Cuba's -7.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.1%, 3.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.7% | -5.2% | -3.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | -7.5% | -8.4% | -5.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | -7.5% | -7.5% | -7.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More development goals data for Cuba
- Red List Index 0.6873 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 246.13 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 696.42 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 57 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 57 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 56 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 44 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 44 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 44 (2025)
- Infant deaths 648 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Cuba?
- Mangrove total area change in Cuba was -7.5% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was -3.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.4% in 2016.
- How does Cuba rank for mangrove total area change?
- Cuba ranks 106th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba 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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