Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Cameroon
Cameroon: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Cameroon, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Cameroon stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Cameroon peaked at 0.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 153rd of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +71.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +42.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +30.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 150 Nigeria 0.2% compare
- 151 New Caledonia 0.2% compare
- 152 Cabo Verde 0.2% compare
- 154 Kuwait 0.1% compare
- 155 Guinea-Bissau 0.1% compare
- 156 Palau 0.1% compare
More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0277 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -17.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0.0172 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Cameroon?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Cameroon was 0.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Cameroon ranks 153rd out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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