Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Marshall Islands, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Marshall Islands stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 140.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Marshall Islands 127th 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 Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +75.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +49.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +26.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +31.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 124 Tuvalu 0.3% compare
- 125 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.3% compare
- 126 Madagascar 0.3% compare
- 128 Mexico 0.3% compare
- 129 Puerto Rico 0.3% compare
- 130 Seychelles 0.3% compare
More environment data for Marshall Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.507 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.212 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 13 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 43 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity 6,235 m3 (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Import quantity 5,990 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Marshall Islands?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Marshall Islands was 0.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Marshall Islands ranks 127th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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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