STATISTICS: Aruba


Aruba

2.2% —or about <1000 hectares—of Aruba is forested.

Change in Forest Cover: Between 1990 and 2000, Aruba had no significant change or no reported in forest cover.

Biodiversity and Protected Areas: Aruba has some 105 known species of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles according to figures from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Of these, 1.9% are endemic, meaning they exist in no other country, and 4.8% are threatened. Aruba is home to at least 460 species of vascular plants, of which 5.4% are endemic. 0.0% of Aruba is protected under IUCN categories I-V.



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