Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Oceania
Oceania: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Oceania, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 0.1% for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Oceania peaked at 0.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Oceania 34th out of 37 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Oceania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
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% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 31 Cambodia 1.9% compare
- 32 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.8% compare
- 33 North Macedonia 1.8% compare
- 34 Iceland 1.6% compare
- 35 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.5% compare
- 36 Chile 1.5% compare
- 37 Cayman Islands 1.4% compare
More environment data for Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 6,408 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 4 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.74 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Oceania?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Oceania 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 Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Oceania rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Oceania ranks 34th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania 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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