Change in total mangrove area in Bahamas
Bahamas: Change in total mangrove area was -8.8% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Change in total mangrove area in Bahamas, 2007–2020
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in total mangrove area in Bahamas is -8.8%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in total mangrove area in Bahamas peaked at -4.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -11.9%, in 2015.
That places Bahamas 99th out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Change in total mangrove area in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -4.8% | — |
| 2008 | -8.3% | +72.6% |
| 2009 | -8.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | -10.6% | +25.9% |
| 2015 | -11.9% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | -11.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | -11.4% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | -11.1% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | -10.2% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | -8.8% | -13.7% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's -8.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is -1.1%, 7.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's -8.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.1%, 4.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -7.2% | -8.4% | -4.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | -11.2% | -11.9% | -10.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | -8.8% | -8.8% | -8.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More reference data data for Bahamas
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0605 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0228 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0775 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in total mangrove area in Bahamas?
- Change in total mangrove area in Bahamas was -8.8% in 2020, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in total mangrove area recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was -4.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest change in total mangrove area recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.9% in 2015.
- How does Bahamas rank for change in total mangrove area?
- Bahamas ranks 99th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is change in total mangrove area rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in total mangrove area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mangrove total area change (%).