Mangrove total area change in Haiti
Haiti: Mangrove total area change was -7.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
-7.7%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
107th
of 126 countries
All-time high
-4.8%
in 2007
All-time low
-9.5%
in 2016
Years of data
10
2007–2020
Mangrove total area change in Haiti, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Haiti stood at -7.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Haiti peaked at -4.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -9.5%, in 2016.
Haiti ranks 107th 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 Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -4.8% | — |
| 2008 | -5.9% | +21.9% |
| 2009 | -5.9% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | -7.0% | +19.3% |
| 2015 | -8.7% | +23.7% |
| 2016 | -9.5% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | -9.2% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | -8.2% | -11.5% |
| 2019 | -7.6% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | -7.7% | +1.2% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's -7.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.8%, 4.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Haiti's -7.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.1%, 3.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -5.5% | -5.9% | -4.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | -8.4% | -9.5% | -7.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | -7.7% | -7.7% | -7.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More development goals data for Haiti
- Red List Index 0.6724 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,306 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 210.44 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 29 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 28 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 28 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2025)
- Infant deaths 10,005 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Haiti?
- Mangrove total area change in Haiti was -7.7% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was -4.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.5% in 2016.
- How does Haiti rank for mangrove total area change?
- Haiti ranks 107th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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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