Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Dominica
Dominica: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Dominica, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Dominica stood at 0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.8% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Dominica peaked at 0.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Dominica ranks 219th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +98.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +50.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +34.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +24.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -25.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +21.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +23.8% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 216 Barbados 0.0% compare
- 217 Algeria 0.0% compare
- 218 Libya 0.0% compare
- 220 San Marino 0.0% compare
- 221 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0% compare
More environment data for Dominica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -0.4695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate -0.4695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -0.4695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.0026 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Dominica?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Dominica 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Dominica rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Dominica ranks 219th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica 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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