Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 265.7% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands stood at 265.7%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 1,091.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands peaked at 265.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -42.1%, in 2011.
That places South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 11th out of 249 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -2.3% | — |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -146.7% |
| 2007 | -7.3% | -773.9% |
| 2008 | -24.8% | +238.8% |
| 2009 | -31.1% | +25.6% |
| 2010 | -34.5% | +11.0% |
| 2011 | -42.1% | +21.8% |
| 2012 | -26.8% | -36.3% |
| 2013 | -25.5% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | -27.3% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | -16.1% | -41.0% |
| 2016 | 51.4% | -419.4% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | +75.6% |
| 2018 | 158.0% | +75.0% |
| 2019 | 209.8% | +32.8% |
| 2020 | 247.7% | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 255.4% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 265.7% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -12.9% | -31.1% | 1.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.7% | -42.1% | 209.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 256.2% | 247.7% | 265.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- 8 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 300.0% compare
- 9 Sao Tome and Principe 299.6% compare
- 10 Pitcairn 299.0% compare
- 12 Solomon Islands 264.4% compare
- 13 French Polynesia 255.2% compare
- 14 Kiribati 233.4% compare
More environment data for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.35 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.429 °C (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2512 Percentage change (2024)
- Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha (2022)
- Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC 2.06 1000 ha (2022)
- Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha (2022)
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 0 1000 ha (2022)
- Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC 40.06 1000 ha (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands was 265.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 265.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -42.1% in 2011.
- How does South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 11th out of 249 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,091.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).