Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Gabon
Gabon: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 24.3% in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Gabon, 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 Gabon is 24.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 142.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Gabon peaked at 24.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2013.
Gabon ranks 61st of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 8.1% | 14.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 8.1% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 19.2% | 24.3% | 3 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.219 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 Β°C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Gabon?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Gabon was 24.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2013.
- How does Gabon rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Gabon ranks 61st out of 232 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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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