Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Falkland Islands (Malvinas): Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 7.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Falkland Islands (Malvinas), 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Falkland Islands (Malvinas) is 7.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.8% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Falkland Islands (Malvinas) peaked at 7.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2019.
That places Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 135th out of 216 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Falkland Islands (Malvinas), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.8% | — |
| 2006 | 4.6% | +20.7% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +28.4% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -26.2% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +27.2% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +76.6% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.8% | 7.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 2.8% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 3.6% | 7.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
- 132 Sierra Leone 7.8% compare
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- 138 Poland 6.9% compare
More environment data for Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 109.52 % change on previous year (1982)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (1982)
- Standard Deviation 0.66 °C (1982)
- Agricultural land — Area 1,134 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 100 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,134 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 93.17 % (2024)
- Land area — Area 1,217 1000 ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 8.44 1000 USD (2024)
- Country area — Area 1,217 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Falkland Islands (Malvinas)?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Falkland Islands (Malvinas) was 7.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Falkland Islands (Malvinas)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Falkland Islands (Malvinas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2019.
- How does Falkland Islands (Malvinas) rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Falkland Islands (Malvinas) ranks 135th out of 216 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Falkland Islands (Malvinas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 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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