Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area in Guinea-Bissau is 0.1%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2002.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 155th 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -14.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2020)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0001 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Guinea-Bissau?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2002.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 155th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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