Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 2,680 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Melanesia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area in Melanesia is 2,680, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Melanesia peaked at 2,680 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,755, in 2000.
That places Melanesia 14th out of 24 regions with data for 2022, putting it 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 | 2,153 | 1,755 | 2,345 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,394 | 2,306 | 2,460 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,568 | 2,422 | 2,680 | 3 |
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More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.8 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 6,033 t (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 6,096 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Melanesia?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Melanesia was 2,680 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,680 in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,755 in 2000.
- How does Melanesia rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Melanesia ranks 14th out of 24 regions with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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