Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Caribbean
Caribbean: Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS was 1,082 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Caribbean, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, inland water bodies — area from modis in Caribbean stood at 1,082 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from modis in Caribbean peaked at 1,097 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 982.36 1000 ha, in 2001.
Caribbean ranks 22nd of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 982.36 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1,051 1000 ha | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 1,071 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1,030 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 1,030 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,034 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,036 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,038 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,050 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1,040 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1,032 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1,040 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,059 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1,076 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1,091 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1,088 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,069 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1,079 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,092 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1,070 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1,062 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1,072 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1,097 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 1,082 1000 ha | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,036 1000 ha | 982.36 1000 ha | 1,071 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,067 1000 ha | 1,032 1000 ha | 1,092 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,077 1000 ha | 1,062 1000 ha | 1,097 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 19 India 2,276 1000 ha compare
- 19 Wallis and Futuna Islands 9.07 1000 ha compare
- 20 Mexico 2,182 1000 ha compare
- 21 Finland 2,130 1000 ha compare
- 22 Norway 1,989 1000 ha compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 1,980 1000 ha compare
- 24 Mozambique 1,268 1000 ha compare
- 25 Côte d'Ivoire 167.6 1000 ha compare
- 25 Mongolia 1,163 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Caribbean
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 152,566 m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 152,436 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Production 6.26 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 355,073 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 4.77 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland water bodies — area from modis in Caribbean?
- Inland water bodies — area from modis in Caribbean was 1,082 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1,097 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 982.36 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Caribbean rank for inland water bodies — area from modis?
- Caribbean ranks 22nd out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland water bodies — area from modis rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS. 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.