Sub-Saharan Africa vs Wallis and Futuna Islands: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change

Sub-Saharan Africa
60.2%
in 2022
Wallis and Futuna Islands
389.9%
in 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
9th
Wallis and Futuna Islands rank
7th

Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Wallis and Futuna Islands
-1000100200300400200520132022

How they compare

Wallis and Futuna Islands currently reports 389.9% against 60.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 329.7%.

That makes Wallis and Futuna Islands's figure about 6.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Wallis and Futuna Islands ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th and Wallis and Futuna Islands ranks 7th of 39 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 1 and Wallis and Futuna Islands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Wallis and Futuna Islands Difference Ahead
2000s -6.2% -56.7% 50.5% Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 16.7% 34.8% 18.0% Wallis and Futuna Islands
2020s 54.4% 348.7% 294.3% Wallis and Futuna Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lakes and rivers seasonal water area change, Sub-Saharan Africa or Wallis and Futuna Islands?
Wallis and Futuna Islands, at 389.9% against 60.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in lakes and rivers seasonal water area change between Sub-Saharan Africa and Wallis and Futuna Islands?
329.7%, with Wallis and Futuna Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Wallis and Futuna Islands?
18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Wallis and Futuna Islands rank globally for lakes and rivers seasonal water area change?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th and Wallis and Futuna Islands ranks 7th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Lakes and rivers seasonal 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 seasonal water area change (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
286 places, 5,146 data points, 2005–2022
Last refreshed