Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Polynesia
Polynesia: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 139.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Polynesia, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Polynesia recorded 139.3% for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 3,628.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Polynesia peaked at 139.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -55.0%, in 2006.
Polynesia ranks 21st of 251 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -47.2% | — |
| 2006 | -55.0% | +16.4% |
| 2007 | -40.0% | -27.2% |
| 2008 | -27.1% | -32.2% |
| 2009 | -25.8% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | -8.1% | -68.5% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | -265.6% |
| 2012 | -3.9% | -129.3% |
| 2013 | -5.6% | +40.8% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | -487.0% |
| 2015 | 44.8% | +108.4% |
| 2016 | 50.7% | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | +87.8% |
| 2018 | 127.0% | +33.5% |
| 2019 | 130.0% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 132.8% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 136.4% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 139.3% | +2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Polynesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +487.0% | -5.6% | 21.5% |
| 2011 | +265.6% | -8.1% | 13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -39.0% | -55.0% | -25.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 46.5% | -8.1% | 130.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 136.2% | 132.8% | 139.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Polynesia
- 18 Tuvalu 160.6% compare
- 19 Cook Islands 153.5% compare
- 20 Northern Mariana Islands 149.9% compare
- 22 Christmas Island 124.2% compare
- 23 Micronesia 120.7% compare
- 24 Guam 118.7% compare
More environment data for Polynesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.894 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 0.17 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 803.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.12 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 0.66 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 101 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Polynesia?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Polynesia was 139.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 139.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -55.0% in 2006.
- How does Polynesia rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Polynesia ranks 21st out of 251 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,628.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Polynesia 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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