Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Central African Republic, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Central African Republic stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Central African Republic peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Central African Republic ranks 185th 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 Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +42.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +29.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
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More environment data for Central African Republic
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -17.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.3 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 16.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0.0002 million USD per person (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value -24.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Central African Republic?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Central African Republic was 0.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Central African Republic rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Central African Republic ranks 185th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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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