Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Réunion
Réunion: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 5.03 kmsq in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Réunion, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area in Réunion is 5.03 kmsq, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Réunion peaked at 5.03 kmsq in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4319 kmsq, in 2000.
That places Réunion 163rd out of 212 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 | 2.07 kmsq | 0.4319 kmsq | 3.01 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6 kmsq | 2.73 kmsq | 4.27 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.86 kmsq | 4.58 kmsq | 5.03 kmsq | 3 |
Countries ranked near Réunion
- 160 Lesotho, Kingdom of 7.2 kmsq compare
- 161 Trinidad and Tobago 6.65 kmsq compare
- 162 Saint Martin 5.49 kmsq compare
- 164 St. Pierre and Miquelon 4.78 kmsq compare
- 165 British Virgin Islands 4.64 kmsq compare
- 166 Cayman Islands 3.66 kmsq compare
More environment data for Réunion
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.77 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.351 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1 g/Int$ (2005)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 578 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 20.5 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0.66 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 6.92 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 0.6 g/Int$ (2005)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.22 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Réunion?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Réunion was 5.03 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 5.03 kmsq in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4319 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Réunion rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Réunion ranks 163rd out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Réunion 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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