Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Comoros
Comoros: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 38.8% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Comoros, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Comoros stood at 38.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 67.3% on the previous year and up 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Comoros peaked at 38.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -15.2%, in 2018.
That places Comoros 48th out of 251 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.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.6% | — |
| 2006 | 22.8% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -52.4% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 10.5% | -26.3% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | +113.8% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | -42.0% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -68.9% |
| 2017 | -7.9% | -292.4% |
| 2018 | -15.2% | +93.0% |
| 2019 | -11.3% | -25.6% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -130.9% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | +564.6% |
| 2022 | 38.8% | +67.3% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 38.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.6%, 4.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 38.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.6%, 3.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +564.6% | 3.5% | 23.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 10.8% | 22.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | -15.2% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 3.5% | 38.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More environment data for Comoros
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.264 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Comoros?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Comoros was 38.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.2% in 2018.
- How does Comoros rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Comoros ranks 48th out of 251 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros 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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