Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Seychelles
Seychelles: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 1.31 kmsq in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Seychelles, 2000β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 1.31 kmsq for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Seychelles peaked at 1.54 kmsq in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3045 kmsq, in 2000.
Seychelles ranks 196th of 235 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.05 kmsq | 0.3045 kmsq | 1.42 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 kmsq | 1.13 kmsq | 1.54 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 kmsq | 1.31 kmsq | 1.49 kmsq | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Seychelles?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Seychelles was 1.31 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 kmsq in 2017.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3045 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Seychelles rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Seychelles ranks 196th out of 235 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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