Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Barbados

Barbados: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.0295 kmsq in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
0.0295 kmsq
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
202nd
of 212 countries
All-time high
0.0295 kmsq
in 2022
All-time low
0.0029 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Barbados, 2000–2022

00.010.020.032000201120222000: 0.003 kmsq2001: 0.008 kmsq2002: 0.013 kmsq2003: 0.014 kmsq2004: 0.02 kmsq2005: 0.022 kmsq2006: 0.02 kmsq2007: 0.02 kmsq2008: 0.024 kmsq2009: 0.025 kmsq2010: 0.025 kmsq2011: 0.027 kmsq2012: 0.028 kmsq2013: 0.029 kmsq2014: 0.026 kmsq2015: 0.026 kmsq2016: 0.026 kmsq2017: 0.024 kmsq2018: 0.023 kmsq2019: 0.024 kmsq2020: 0.025 kmsq2021: 0.028 kmsq2022: 0.029 kmsq

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.

Analysis

The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area in Barbados is 0.0295 kmsq, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Barbados peaked at 0.0295 kmsq in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 kmsq, in 2000.

Barbados ranks 202nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0168 kmsq 0.0029 kmsq 0.0245 kmsq 10
2010s 0.0259 kmsq 0.0234 kmsq 0.0286 kmsq 10
2020s 0.0276 kmsq 0.0251 kmsq 0.0295 kmsq 3

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 199 Monaco 0.0835 kmsq compare
  2. 200 Nauru 0.0444 kmsq compare
  3. 201 Gibraltar 0.0357 kmsq compare
  4. 203 Christmas Island 0.0109 kmsq compare
  5. 204 Dominica 0.0078 kmsq compare
  6. 205 Norfolk Island 0.0013 kmsq compare

See the full ranking of 277 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Barbados?
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Barbados was 0.0295 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 0.0295 kmsq in 2022.
What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 kmsq in 2000.
How does Barbados rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
Barbados ranks 202nd out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers permanent water area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Lakes and rivers permanent water area (square kilometres)
Unit
kmsq
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
277 places, 6,369 data points, 2000–2022
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