Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 0.1% for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 0.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 189th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +110.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +48.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +33.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +25.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +10.5% |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 10% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 10% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +110.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2002 | +48.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 3 |
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More environment data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 189th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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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