Christmas Island vs Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs): Lakes and rivers permanent water area change

Christmas Island
124.2%
in 2022
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
5.1%
in 2022
Christmas Island rank
19th
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) rank
13th

Lakes and rivers permanent water area change over time

  • Christmas Island
  • Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
-1000100200200520132022

How they compare

Christmas Island currently reports 124.2% against 5.1% in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), a difference of 119.1%.

That makes Christmas Island's figure about 24.2 times Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Christmas Island ahead.

Christmas Island ranks 19th and Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) ranks 13th of 216 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Christmas Island averaged higher in 2 and Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Christmas Island Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) Difference Ahead
2000s 5.6% 4.4% 1.2% Christmas Island
2010s -32.0% 2.2% 34.2% Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
2020s 166.4% 5.4% 161.1% Christmas Island

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lakes and rivers permanent water area change, Christmas Island or Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
Christmas Island, at 124.2% against 5.1% in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) as of 2022.
What is the difference in lakes and rivers permanent water area change between Christmas Island and Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
119.1%, with Christmas Island ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Christmas Island and Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Christmas Island and Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) rank globally for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
Christmas Island ranks 19th and Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) ranks 13th 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