Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Reunion
Reunion: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 5.03 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Reunion, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Reunion stood at 5.03. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure 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 Reunion peaked at 5.03 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4319, in 2000.
Reunion ranks 191st of 252 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Reunion, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4319 | — |
| 2001 | 1.24 | +187.2% |
| 2002 | 1.84 | +48.1% |
| 2003 | 2.63 | +43.1% |
| 2004 | 3.01 | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 2.57 | -14.4% |
| 2006 | 2.49 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 2.7 | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 1.91 | -29.3% |
| 2009 | 1.86 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.73 | +46.8% |
| 2011 | 2.87 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 2.9 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 3.75 | +29.2% |
| 2014 | 4.08 | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 3.95 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 3.68 | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 3.82 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 3.96 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 4.27 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 4.58 | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 4.97 | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 5.03 | +1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Reunion changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +187.2% | 0.4319 | 1.24 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.07 | 0.4319 | 3.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6 | 2.73 | 4.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.86 | 4.58 | 5.03 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
- 188 Cabo Verde 6.74 compare
- 189 Trinidad and Tobago 6.65 compare
- 190 Saint Martin (French part) 5.49 compare
- 191 Réunion 5.03 compare
- 193 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 4.78 compare
- 194 British Virgin Islands 4.64 compare
More environment data for Reunion
- Paper and paperboard — Export value 47 1000 USD (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity 3,550 t (1997)
- Newsprint — Import value 6,581 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity 7,519 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 5,654 1000 USD (1997)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 4,417 t (1997)
- Graphic papers — Import value 6,581 1000 USD (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity 7,519 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1 t (1997)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 5,672 1000 USD (1997)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Reunion?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Reunion was 5.03 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 5.03 in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4319 in 2000.
- How does Reunion rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Reunion ranks 191st out of 252 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Reunion 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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