Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Puerto Rico, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Puerto Rico stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Puerto Rico ranks 129th 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +57.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +27.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 126 Madagascar 0.3% compare
- 127 Marshall Islands 0.3% compare
- 128 Mexico 0.3% compare
- 130 Seychelles 0.3% compare
- 131 Senegal 0.3% compare
- 132 Aruba 0.3% compare
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 5.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0.0003 million SLC per person (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual 5.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per unit 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Puerto Rico?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 129th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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