Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Samoa
Samoa: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Samoa, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Samoa stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Samoa peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 151st of 192 countries on this measure, 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +165.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +62.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +38.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +29.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 148 Jamaica 0.1% compare
- 149 Australia and New Zealand 0.1% compare
- 150 Ghana 0.1% compare
- 152 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
- 153 Cyprus 0.1% compare
- 154 South Sudan 0.1% compare
More environment data for Samoa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3482 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.3183 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.23 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.919 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 54.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0063 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate 27.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Samoa?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Samoa 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Samoa ranks 151st out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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