Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Dominican Republic, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area in Dominican Republic is 0.8%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 66th 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +26.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +198.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 63 Albania 0.8% compare
- 64 Tajikistan 0.8% compare
- 65 Philippines 0.8% compare
- 67 Viet Nam 0.8% compare
- 67 Viet Nam 0.8% compare
- 69 El Salvador 0.8% compare
More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 13.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0.0431 million SLC per person (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual 7.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per unit 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Dominican Republic?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Dominican Republic was 0.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Dominican Republic ranks 66th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican 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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