Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Oceania
Oceania: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 10,626 kmsq in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Oceania, 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 Oceania is 10,626 kmsq, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Oceania peaked at 11,966 kmsq in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8,190 kmsq, in 2000.
That places Oceania 23rd out of 52 groups 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 | 10,179 kmsq | 8,190 kmsq | 11,472 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,015 kmsq | 9,991 kmsq | 11,966 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,456 kmsq | 10,271 kmsq | 10,626 kmsq | 3 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 20 India 8,260 kmsq compare
- 21 Mozambique 8,223 kmsq compare
- 22 Uganda 7,921 kmsq compare
- 23 Kenya 7,914 kmsq compare
- 24 Australia and New Zealand 7,761 kmsq compare
- 25 Colombia 7,157 kmsq compare
- 26 Kyrgyzstan 6,977 kmsq compare
More environment data for Oceania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 Β°C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Inland waters β Area 6,408 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland β Share in Land area 4 % (2024)
- Cropland β Area per capita 0.74 ha/cap (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Land area 40.22 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Agricultural land 90.95 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Oceania?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Oceania was 10,626 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 11,966 kmsq in 2015.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,190 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Oceania rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Oceania ranks 23rd out of 52 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania 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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