Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 19.46 kmsq in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Equatorial Guinea, 2000β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 19.46 kmsq for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 24.89 kmsq in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.6 kmsq, in 2000.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 145th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.95 kmsq | 4.6 kmsq | 23.39 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1 kmsq | 18.23 kmsq | 24.89 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.13 kmsq | 18.85 kmsq | 19.46 kmsq | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 142 Γ land Islands 25.98 kmsq compare
- 143 Puerto Rico 25.83 kmsq compare
- 144 Liberia 21.6 kmsq compare
- 146 Brunei Darussalam 19.25 kmsq compare
- 147 Montenegro 18.81 kmsq compare
- 148 Turks and Caicos Islands 17.47 kmsq compare
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.21 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 Β°C (2025)
- Permanent crops β Share in Agricultural land 40.03 % (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per value of agricultural 0.05 g/Int$ (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Area 4.92 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Agricultural land 5.09 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Land area 0.18 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation β Area 1.49 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation β Share in Cropland 1.63 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Equatorial Guinea?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Equatorial Guinea was 19.46 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 24.89 kmsq in 2015.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 145th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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