Somalia vs United States of America: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change

Somalia
58.4%
in 2022
United States of America
2.4%
in 2022
Somalia rank
31st
United States of America rank
31st

Lakes and rivers permanent water area change over time

  • Somalia
  • United States of America
-200204060200520132022

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 58.4% against 2.4% in United States of America, a difference of 56.0%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 24.7 times United States of America's.

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

Somalia ranks 31st and United States of America ranks 31st of 249 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 1.7% 1.3% 0.4% Somalia
2010s -4.9% 1.8% 6.7% United States of America
2020s 25.4% 2.4% 23.1% Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lakes and rivers permanent water area change, Somalia or United States of America?
Somalia, at 58.4% against 2.4% in United States of America as of 2022.
What is the difference in lakes and rivers permanent water area change between Somalia and United States of America?
56.0%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and United States of America?
18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Somalia and United States of America rank globally for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
Somalia ranks 31st and United States of America ranks 31st of 249 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
288 places, 5,182 data points, 2005–2022
Last refreshed