Between 1970 and 2020 Latin America and the Caribbean had the steepest decline in biodiversity

Living Planet Index, 1970 baseline

Global

Latin America

and the Caribbean

50%

0

Index value

-50

-73%

-73%

-95%

-100

1970

2020

Africa

Asia-Pacific

50%

Statistical range

0

-50

-60%

-76%

-100

1970

2020

North America

Europe and central Asia

50%

0

-39%

-50

-35%

-100

1970

2020

Global

Latin America

and the Caribbean

50%

0

Index value

-50

-73%

-73%

-95%

-100

1970

2020

Africa

Asia-Pacific

50%

Statistical range

0

-50

-60%

-76%

-100

1970

2020

North America

Europe and central Asia

50%

0

-35%

-39%

-50

-100

1970

2020

Global

Latin America

and the Caribbean

Africa

50%

Statistical range

0

Index value

-50

-73%

-73%

-76%

-95%

-100

1970

2020

1970

2020

1970

2020

Asia-Pacific

North America

Europe and central Asia

50%

0

-39%

-50

-60%

-35%

-100

1970

2020

1970

2020

1970

2020

Global

Latin America

and the Caribbean

Africa

50%

Statistical range

0

Index value

-50

-73%

-73%

-76%

-95%

-100

1970

2020

1970

2020

1970

2020

North America

Europe and central Asia

Asia-Pacific

50%

0

-35%

-39%

-50

-60%

-100

1970

2020

1970

2020

1970

2020