Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Mauritius
Mauritius: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Mauritius, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area in Mauritius is 0.7%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Mauritius peaked at 0.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Mauritius ranks 64th of 192 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +113.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +53.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +36.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +28.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3 |
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More environment data for Mauritius
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0001 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 61.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Mauritius?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Mauritius was 0.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Mauritius ranks 64th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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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