Mangrove total area change in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Mangrove total area change was -2.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
-2.8%
Change on year
down 10.5%
Rank
5th
of 19 groups
All-time high
-1.8%
in 2007
All-time low
-3.4%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2007–2020
Mangrove total area change in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at -2.8%.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at -1.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -3.4%, in 2015.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Mangrove total area change in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -1.8% | — |
| 2008 | -2.5% | +42.7% |
| 2009 | -2.7% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | -3.0% | +11.7% |
| 2015 | -3.4% | +15.1% |
| 2016 | -3.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | -3.0% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | -2.6% | -13.0% |
| 2019 | -2.6% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | -2.8% | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.3% | -2.7% | -1.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | -3.0% | -3.4% | -2.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | -2.8% | -2.8% | -2.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 2 Barbados 8.8% compare
- 3 Qatar 6.0% compare
- 4 French Guiana 5.9% compare
- 5 British Virgin Islands 5.9% compare
- 6 Mauritania 5.8% compare
- 7 Suriname 5.3% compare
- 8 South Africa 3.0% compare
More development goals data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Red List Index 0.7667 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1,042 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,112 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 348 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 340 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 182 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 452 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 569 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 580 (2025)
- Infant deaths 123,123 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Mangrove total area change in Latin America and the Caribbean was -2.8% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was -1.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.4% in 2015.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for mangrove total area change?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 5th out of 19 groups with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America and the 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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