Mangrove total area change in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Mangrove total area change was -3.1% in 2020. β Volatile
Mangrove total area change in Puerto Rico, 2007β2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mangrove total area change in Puerto Rico is -3.1%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 116.0% on the previous year and down 480.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Puerto Rico peaked at 3.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -3.1%, in 2020.
Puerto Rico ranks 78th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.7% | 3.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -1.4% | 0.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | -3.1% | -3.1% | -3.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More development goals data for Puerto Rico
- Red List Index 0.6999 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 14,975 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 5.86 ltpureal (2024)
- Domestic material consumption, by type of raw material 7.60 million tonnes (2024)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 ratio (2024)
- Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material 2.34 tonnes (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Puerto Rico?
- Mangrove total area change in Puerto Rico was -3.1% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.1% in 2020.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for mangrove total area change?
- Puerto Rico ranks 78th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 480.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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