Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Cameroon
Cameroon: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was -0.5% in 2022. βΌ Falling
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Cameroon, 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 Cameroon is -0.5%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 159.6% on the previous year and down 105.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Cameroon peaked at 12.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -0.5%, in 2022.
That places Cameroon 195th out of 232 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 6.7% | 9.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 7.1% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | -0.5% | 3.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 192 Ukraine 0.2% compare
- 193 Republic of Moldova 0.2% compare
- 194 Equatorial Guinea -0.3% compare
- 196 Malawi -0.8% compare
- 197 Philippines -0.8% compare
- 198 Belize -1.0% compare
More environment data for Cameroon
- Standard Deviation 0.211 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 Β°C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 0 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 1,065 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 156 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 70 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 78 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 46,468 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 54,609 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers β Import value 38,142 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Cameroon?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Cameroon was -0.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 2022.
- How does Cameroon rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Cameroon ranks 195th out of 232 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 105.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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