Change in total mangrove area in Haiti
Haiti: Change in total mangrove area was -7.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Change in total mangrove area in Haiti, 2007–2020
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, change in total mangrove area in Haiti stood at -7.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in total mangrove area in Haiti peaked at -4.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -9.5%, in 2016.
Haiti ranks 98th of 116 countries on this measure, 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 Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -4.8% | — |
| 2008 | -5.9% | +21.9% |
| 2009 | -5.9% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | -7.0% | +19.3% |
| 2015 | -8.7% | +23.7% |
| 2016 | -9.5% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | -9.2% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | -8.2% | -11.5% |
| 2019 | -7.6% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | -7.7% | +1.2% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's -7.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -1.8%, 4.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Haiti's -7.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -2.1%, 3.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -5.5% | -5.9% | -4.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | -8.4% | -9.5% | -7.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | -7.7% | -7.7% | -7.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More reference data data for Haiti
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2934 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6522 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2643 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in total mangrove area in Haiti?
- Change in total mangrove area in Haiti was -7.7% in 2020, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in total mangrove area recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was -4.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest change in total mangrove area recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.5% in 2016.
- How does Haiti rank for change in total mangrove area?
- Haiti ranks 98th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is change in total mangrove area rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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 (%).