Change in total mangrove area in Curacao
Curacao: Change in total mangrove area was -0.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
-0.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
41st
of 116 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2007
All-time low
-0.3%
in 2016
Years of data
10
2007–2020
Change in total mangrove area in Curacao, 2007–2020
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, change in total mangrove area in Curacao stood at -0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in total mangrove area in Curacao peaked at 0.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2016.
Curacao ranks 41st of 116 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.
Change in total mangrove area in Curacao, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | -0.1% | — |
| 2010 | -0.2% | +110.0% |
| 2015 | -0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -0.3% | +47.6% |
| 2017 | -0.2% | -32.3% |
| 2018 | -0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -0.2% | -0.0% |
Curacao compared with similar countries
- Curacao's -0.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is -1.1%, 19% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Curacao's -0.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.1%, 10% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.0% | -0.1% | 0.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -0.3% | -0.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Curacao
- 38 Guatemala -0.1% compare
- 39 Equatorial Guinea -0.1% compare
- 39 Solomon Islands -0.1% compare
- 42 Congo -0.3% compare
- 43 Saint Lucia -0.4% compare
- 44 Grenada -0.4% compare
More reference data data for Curacao
- Consumer price index 115.53 2010 = 100 (2019)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.6% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0 metric tons per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 78.0% (2024)
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 90.8% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 1 metric tons (2024)
- Land area in hectares, per capita 0.2871 hectares per person (2023)
- Land area in hectares, per square kilometre 100 hectares per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in total mangrove area in Curacao?
- Change in total mangrove area in Curacao was -0.2% in 2020, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in total mangrove area recorded in Curacao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest change in total mangrove area recorded in Curacao?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2016.
- How does Curacao rank for change in total mangrove area?
- Curacao ranks 41st out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is change in total mangrove area rising or falling in Curacao?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Curacao 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 (%).