Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Jersey
Jersey: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.5497 kmsq in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Jersey, 2000β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area in Jersey is 0.5497 kmsq, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Jersey peaked at 0.5497 kmsq in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1715 kmsq, in 2000.
That places Jersey 206th out of 235 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 | 0.3068 kmsq | 0.1715 kmsq | 0.3719 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4276 kmsq | 0.3847 kmsq | 0.5147 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5321 kmsq | 0.5214 kmsq | 0.5497 kmsq | 3 |
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More environment data for Jersey
- Standard Deviation 0.486 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2 Β°C (2025)
- Share global forest 0 (2025)
- Forest area km 680 (2025)
- Change forest area share total 0.2941 (2025)
- Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation 2 (2025)
- Change forest vs gdp 0.2941 (2025)
- Annual change forest area 2 (2025)
- Human caused air pollution exposure 6.98 (2024)
- Outdoor air pollution exposure 8.1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Jersey?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Jersey was 0.5497 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5497 kmsq in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1715 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Jersey rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Jersey ranks 206th out of 235 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jersey 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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