Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Guernsey
Guernsey: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.9716 kmsq in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Guernsey, 2000β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
Guernsey recorded 0.9716 kmsq for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Guernsey peaked at 0.9883 kmsq in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4552 kmsq, in 2000.
Guernsey ranks 179th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5953 kmsq | 0.4552 kmsq | 0.7099 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7671 kmsq | 0.642 kmsq | 0.9374 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9775 kmsq | 0.9716 kmsq | 0.9883 kmsq | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guernsey
- 176 United States Virgin Islands 1.45 kmsq compare
- 177 Seychelles 1.31 kmsq compare
- 178 Bermuda 1.15 kmsq compare
- 180 Kiribati 0.9397 kmsq compare
- 181 Martinique 0.7914 kmsq compare
- 182 Liechtenstein, Principality of 0.7686 kmsq compare
More environment data for Guernsey
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.483 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 Β°C (2025)
- Share global forest 0 (2025)
- Forest area km 470 (2025)
- Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation 0 (2025)
- Change forest vs gdp 0 (2025)
- Annual change forest area 0 (2025)
- Change forest area share total 0 (2025)
- Human caused air pollution exposure 6.23 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Guernsey?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Guernsey was 0.9716 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9883 kmsq in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4552 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Guernsey rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Guernsey ranks 179th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guernsey 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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