Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was -0.3% in 2022. β Volatile
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Equatorial Guinea, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Equatorial Guinea stood at -0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 90.5% on the previous year and down 102.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 27.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -7.9%, in 2007.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 175th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 1.9% | -7.9% | 18.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | -6.6% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.0% | -3.5% | -0.3% | 3 |
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More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.21 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 Β°C (2025)
- Permanent crops β Share in Agricultural land 40.03 % (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per value of agricultural 0.05 g/Int$ (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Area 4.92 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Agricultural land 5.09 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Land area 0.18 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation β Area 1.49 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation β Share in Cropland 1.63 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Equatorial Guinea?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Equatorial Guinea was -0.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.9% in 2007.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 175th out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 102.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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