Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Dominica
Dominica: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.0078 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Dominica, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 0.0078 for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022.
That represents a change of up 23.7% on the previous year and down 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Dominica peaked at 0.0199 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0039, in 2000.
That places Dominica 211th out of 219 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 Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0039 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0077 | +96.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0116 | +50.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0156 | +34.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0194 | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0197 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0199 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0195 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0185 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0158 | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0144 | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0132 | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0122 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0106 | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0106 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0089 | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0077 | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0058 | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0056 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0053 | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0064 | +20.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0063 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0078 | +23.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0152 | 0.0039 | 0.0199 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0094 | 0.0053 | 0.0144 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0068 | 0.0063 | 0.0078 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 208 Barbados 0.0295 compare
- 209 Montserrat 0.0114 compare
- 210 Christmas Island 0.0109 compare
- 212 Norfolk Island 0.0013 compare
- 213 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0004 compare
- 214 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 0.0003 compare
More environment data for Dominica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.2 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 2.13 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 2.7 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 141 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 141 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.54 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.89 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Dominica?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Dominica was 0.0078 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0199 in 2006.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 in 2000.
- How does Dominica rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Dominica ranks 211th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica 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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