Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Barbados
Barbados: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 38.0% in 2022. β Volatile
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Barbados, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Barbados is 38.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Barbados peaked at 38.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -7.6%, in 2007.
That places Barbados 47th out of 232 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | -7.6% | 14.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 9.7% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 17.3% | 38.0% | 3 |
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More environment data for Barbados
- Standard Deviation 0.587 Β°C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 Β°C (2023)
- Recovered paper β Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 292 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 27 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 86 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 54 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 3,704 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 864 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Barbados?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Barbados was 38.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.6% in 2007.
- How does Barbados rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Barbados ranks 47th out of 232 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers permanent water area change (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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