Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC was 37.1 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling
Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in Western Sahara, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Western Sahara stood at 37.1 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Western Sahara peaked at 46.38 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 36.62 1000 ha, in 2004.
Western Sahara ranks 151st of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 46.38 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 46.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 46.38 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 44.53 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 44.47 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 44.29 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 43.2 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 36.64 1000 ha | -15.2% |
| 2000 | 36.64 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 36.64 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 36.64 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36.64 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 36.62 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 36.62 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 36.62 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 36.62 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 36.62 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 36.62 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 36.62 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 37.05 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 37.05 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 37.05 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 37.09 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 37.09 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 37.09 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 37.09 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 37.09 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 37.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 37.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.03 1000 ha | 36.64 1000 ha | 46.38 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 36.63 1000 ha | 36.62 1000 ha | 36.64 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.03 1000 ha | 36.62 1000 ha | 37.1 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.1 1000 ha | 37.1 1000 ha | 37.1 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 148 Niger 40.17 1000 ha compare
- 149 United Arab Emirates 39.91 1000 ha compare
- 150 Seychelles 39.05 1000 ha compare
- 152 Montenegro 35.25 1000 ha compare
- 153 Djibouti 34.35 1000 ha compare
- 154 Jamaica 33.62 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Western Sahara
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -21.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -62.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.503 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 99.92 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 0.02 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 18.8 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 0.08 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Western Sahara?
- Inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Western Sahara was 37.1 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland water bodies — area from cci_lc recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 46.38 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from cci_lc recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.62 1000 ha in 2004.
- How does Western Sahara rank for inland water bodies — area from cci_lc?
- Western Sahara ranks 151st out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is inland water bodies — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Sahara data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.