Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Samoa
Samoa: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 2.59 kmsq in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Samoa, 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 Samoa is 2.59 kmsq, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 60.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Samoa peaked at 2.59 kmsq in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2991 kmsq, in 2000.
That places Samoa 188th out of 235 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 | 1.84 kmsq | 0.2991 kmsq | 2.53 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.14 kmsq | 1.61 kmsq | 2.55 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.57 kmsq | 2.56 kmsq | 2.59 kmsq | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 185 Curaçao 2.99 kmsq compare
- 186 Luxembourg 2.81 kmsq compare
- 187 Antigua and Barbuda 2.63 kmsq compare
- 189 Lebanon 2.21 kmsq compare
- 190 Micronesia (Federated States of) 2.18 kmsq compare
- 191 Comoros 2.09 kmsq compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Samoa?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Samoa was 2.59 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 kmsq in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2991 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Samoa ranks 188th out of 235 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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