Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 1.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Turks and Caicos Islands, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Turks and Caicos Islands stood at 1.8%.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 1.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2000.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 32nd of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +28.3% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
- 29 Norway 1.9% compare
- 30 Uzbekistan 1.9% compare
- 31 Cambodia 1.9% compare
- 33 North Macedonia 1.8% compare
- 34 Iceland 1.6% compare
- 35 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.5% compare
More environment data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.79 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 58.48 % change on previous year (1993)
- Standard Deviation 0.832 °C (1993)
- Temperature change -0.665 °C (1993)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Import quantity 12,119 m3 (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Import value 5,605 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Turks and Caicos Islands was 1.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 32nd out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).