Cocos (Keeling) Islands vs Melanesia: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change

Cocos (Keeling) Islands
300.0%
in 2022
Melanesia
17.9%
in 2022
Cocos (Keeling) Islands rank
7th
Melanesia rank
6th

Lakes and rivers permanent water area change over time

  • Cocos (Keeling) Islands
  • Melanesia
-2000200400600800200520132022

How they compare

Cocos (Keeling) Islands currently reports 300.0% against 17.9% in Melanesia, a difference of 282.1%.

That makes Cocos (Keeling) Islands's figure about 16.8 times Melanesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Melanesia ahead.

Cocos (Keeling) Islands ranks 7th and Melanesia ranks 6th of 216 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cocos (Keeling) Islands averaged higher in 2 and Melanesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cocos (Keeling) Islands Melanesia Difference Ahead
2000s -100.0% -1.6% 98.4% Melanesia
2010s 100.0% 5.3% 94.7% Cocos (Keeling) Islands
2020s 500.0% 13.0% 487.0% Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lakes and rivers permanent water area change, Cocos (Keeling) Islands or Melanesia?
Cocos (Keeling) Islands, at 300.0% against 17.9% in Melanesia as of 2022.
What is the difference in lakes and rivers permanent water area change between Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Melanesia?
282.1%, with Cocos (Keeling) Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Melanesia?
18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Melanesia rank globally for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
Cocos (Keeling) Islands ranks 7th and Melanesia ranks 6th 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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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