Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Mauritius
Mauritius: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 14.7% in 2022. βΌ Falling
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Mauritius, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Mauritius stood at 14.7%.
That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Mauritius peaked at 20.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2005.
That places Mauritius 94th out of 232 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 5.9% | 19.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 9.4% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 11.5% | 14.7% | 3 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.295 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 9,500 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 9,500 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 102 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 16 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 173 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 86 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 26,550 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 26,331 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Mauritius?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Mauritius was 14.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2005.
- How does Mauritius rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Mauritius ranks 94th out of 232 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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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