Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Seychelles
Seychelles: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 9.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Seychelles, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 9.2% for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.8% on the previous year and up 129.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Seychelles peaked at 28.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -6.0%, in 2011.
That places Seychelles 137th out of 251 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 16.4% | — |
| 2006 | 18.5% | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -48.6% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | -18.4% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -27.5% |
| 2011 | -6.0% | -192.9% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -166.5% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +44.8% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +27.7% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | -32.6% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | +412.0% |
| 2017 | 28.9% | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 28.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | -24.9% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | +13.1% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | -51.6% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -21.8% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 9.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.7%, 73% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 9.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.6%, 87% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Seychelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +412.0% | 5.0% | 25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 7.8% | 18.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | -6.0% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 9.2% | 24.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More environment data for Seychelles
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.41 % 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 4.55 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Seychelles?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Seychelles was 9.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.0% in 2011.
- How does Seychelles rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Seychelles ranks 137th out of 251 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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