Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Grenada
Grenada: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 45.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Grenada, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Grenada is 45.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.0% on the previous year and up 138.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Grenada peaked at 45.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -5.4%, in 2018.
That places Grenada 40th 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 Grenada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14.2% | — |
| 2006 | 11.6% | -18.8% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | +31.7% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 19.3% | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | -34.0% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -85.4% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -45.8% |
| 2018 | -5.4% | -541.5% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -122.2% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +955.1% |
| 2021 | 36.8% | +189.4% |
| 2022 | 45.3% | +23.0% |
Grenada compared with similar countries
- Grenada's 45.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.7%, 5.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Grenada's 45.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.2%, 4.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Grenada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +955.1% | 1.2% | 12.7% |
| 2018 | -541.5% | 1.2% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 11.6% | 16.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | -5.4% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 12.7% | 45.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Grenada
More environment data for Grenada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.271 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.45 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.17 % 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 4.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Grenada?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Grenada was 45.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.4% in 2018.
- How does Grenada rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Grenada ranks 40th out of 251 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Grenada 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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