Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 12.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Saint Kitts and Nevis stood at 12.7%.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Saint Kitts and Nevis peaked at 16.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2016.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 101st of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Saint Kitts and Nevis, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15.5% | — |
| 2006 | 12.9% | -16.4% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | +25.3% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -25.6% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -44.2% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -71.3% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +32.8% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | +152.1% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +52.1% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | +32.0% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 12.6% | 15.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 1.6% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 10.6% | 12.7% | 3 |
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More environment data for Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0114 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 63.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0021 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -11.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Saint Kitts and Nevis was 12.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2016.
- How does Saint Kitts and Nevis rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 101st out of 216 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Kitts and Nevis 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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