Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change

Cameroon
-0.5%
in 2022
Equatorial Guinea
-0.3%
in 2022
Cameroon rank
182nd
Equatorial Guinea rank
181st

Lakes and rivers permanent water area change over time

  • Cameroon
  • Equatorial Guinea
-100102030200520132022

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports -0.3% against -0.5% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Cameroon ranks 182nd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 181st of 216 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Equatorial Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 7.8% 1.9% 5.9% Cameroon
2010s 10.6% 13.2% 2.6% Equatorial Guinea
2020s 1.2% -2.0% 3.3% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lakes and rivers permanent water area change, Cameroon or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at -0.3% against -0.5% in Cameroon as of 2022.
What is the difference in lakes and rivers permanent water area change between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
0.2%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
Cameroon ranks 182nd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 181st of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Lakes and rivers permanent water area change (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
274 places, 4,930 data points, 2005–2022
Last refreshed