Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Reunion

Reunion: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 5.03 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
5.03
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
191st
of 252 countries
All-time high
5.03
in 2022
All-time low
0.4319
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Reunion, 2000–2022

0123452000201120222000: 0.4322001: 1.22002: 1.82003: 2.62004: 32005: 2.62006: 2.52007: 2.72008: 1.92009: 1.92010: 2.72011: 2.92012: 2.92013: 3.82014: 4.12015: 42016: 3.72017: 3.82018: 42019: 4.32020: 4.62021: 52022: 5

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

Annual values for Lakes and rivers permanent water area (square kilometres) in Reunion, 2000 to 2022.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +187.2% 0.4319 1.24

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 188 Cabo Verde 6.74 compare
  2. 189 Trinidad and Tobago 6.65 compare
  3. 190 Saint Martin (French part) 5.49 compare
  4. 191 Réunion 5.03 compare
  5. 193 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 4.78 compare
  6. 194 British Virgin Islands 4.64 compare

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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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Indicator
Lakes and rivers permanent water area (square kilometres)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
291 places, 6,691 data points, 2000–2022
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