Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Palau
Palau: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Palau, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Palau stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Palau peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Palau ranks 156th 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 Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +80.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +61.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +35.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
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More environment data for Palau
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 14.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.167 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 4.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 9.35 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 2.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 53.49 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 0.3 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Palau?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Palau 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Palau ranks 156th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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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