Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Haiti
Haiti: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Haiti, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 0.6% for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Haiti peaked at 0.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
Haiti ranks 85th 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 Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +24.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 3 |
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More environment data for Haiti
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.83 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.273 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.51 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Haiti?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Haiti was 0.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Haiti rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Haiti ranks 85th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti 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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