Change in total mangrove area in Cuba
Cuba: Change in total mangrove area was -7.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Change in total mangrove area in Cuba, 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 Cuba is -7.5%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in total mangrove area in Cuba peaked at -3.9% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -8.4%, in 2016.
That places Cuba 97th 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 Cuba, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -3.9% | — |
| 2008 | -5.2% | +32.3% |
| 2009 | -5.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | -5.8% | +13.8% |
| 2015 | -7.8% | +32.5% |
| 2016 | -8.4% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | -8.2% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | -7.6% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | -7.4% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | -7.5% | +1.1% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's -7.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.3%, 5.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Cuba's -7.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.1%, 3.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.7% | -5.2% | -3.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | -7.5% | -8.4% | -5.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | -7.5% | -7.5% | -7.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More reference data data for Cuba
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.529 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3791 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in total mangrove area in Cuba?
- Change in total mangrove area in Cuba was -7.5% in 2020, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in total mangrove area recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was -3.9% in 2007.
- What is the lowest change in total mangrove area recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.4% in 2016.
- How does Cuba rank for change in total mangrove area?
- Cuba ranks 97th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is change in total mangrove area rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cuba 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 (%).