Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Timor-Leste, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 0.0% for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Timor-Leste peaked at 0.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
That places Timor-Leste 204th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
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More environment data for Timor-Leste
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 0.973 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.313 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 19.46 % (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 107 1000 USD (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 8,434 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.93 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 5.58 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Timor-Leste?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Timor-Leste was 0.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Timor-Leste ranks 204th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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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