Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Réunion
Réunion: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 77.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Réunion, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Réunion recorded 77.4% 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 2.9% on the previous year and up 3,129.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Réunion peaked at 77.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -34.5%, in 2009.
Réunion ranks 19th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -18.6% | -34.5% | -4.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | -3.8% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 61.6% | 77.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Réunion
- 16 Christmas Island 124.2% compare
- 17 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 13.2% compare
- 17 Guam 118.7% compare
- 18 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 108.9% compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 68.2% compare
- 21 Kuwait 66.4% compare
- 22 Eritrea, The State of 64.3% compare
More environment data for Réunion
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.77 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.351 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1 g/Int$ (2005)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 578 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 20.5 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0.66 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 6.92 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 0.6 g/Int$ (2005)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.22 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Réunion?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Réunion was 77.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 77.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was -34.5% in 2009.
- How does Réunion rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Réunion ranks 19th out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,129.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Réunion 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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