Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Guam
Guam: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Guam, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Guam stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 164.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Guam peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Guam 165th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Guam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +201.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +102.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +41.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +23.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +28.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Guam?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Guam 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 Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Guam rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Guam ranks 165th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guam 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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