Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Barbados
Barbados: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Barbados, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Barbados stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Barbados peaked at 0.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 216th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Barbados, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +194.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +50.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +39.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
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More environment data for Barbados
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 111.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0059 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate -39.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Barbados?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Barbados was 0.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Barbados ranks 216th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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