Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.1%.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 186th 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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +98.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +58.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +27.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +26.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -17.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 183 Mali 0.1% compare
- 184 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.1% compare
- 185 Central African Republic 0.1% compare
- 187 Sudan 0.1% compare
- 188 Malta 0.1% compare
- 189 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1% compare
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.21 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 0.0424 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 366.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Equatorial Guinea?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 186th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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