Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.5356 kmsq in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Marshall Islands, 2000β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Marshall Islands stood at 0.5356 kmsq. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 140.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.5356 kmsq in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0612 kmsq, in 2000.
Marshall Islands ranks 187th 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 | 0.2051 kmsq | 0.0612 kmsq | 0.2675 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3078 kmsq | 0.2193 kmsq | 0.4623 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5132 kmsq | 0.4838 kmsq | 0.5356 kmsq | 3 |
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More environment data for Marshall Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.212 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.507 Β°C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard β Export quantity 1 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard β Export value 2 1000 USD (2024)
- Paper and paperboard β Import value 245 1000 USD (2024)
- Paper and paperboard β Import quantity 130 t (2024)
- Industrial roundwood β Import value 13 1000 USD (2024)
- Cropland β Area per capita 0.19 ha/cap (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Import value 76 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Marshall Islands?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Marshall Islands was 0.5356 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5356 kmsq in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0612 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Marshall Islands ranks 187th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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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