Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 3.56 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Sint Maarten, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sint Maarten recorded 3.56 for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Sint Maarten peaked at 3.79 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.662, in 2000.
That places Sint Maarten 168th out of 219 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.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Sint Maarten, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.662 | — |
| 2001 | 1.4 | +111.4% |
| 2002 | 2.15 | +53.4% |
| 2003 | 2.91 | +35.4% |
| 2004 | 3.67 | +26.1% |
| 2005 | 3.77 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 3.79 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 3.78 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.75 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 3.72 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 3.71 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 3.67 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 3.51 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 3.38 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 3.32 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 3.27 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.22 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.37 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 3.49 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 3.51 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 3.5 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 3.56 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 3.56 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.96 | 0.662 | 3.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.45 | 3.22 | 3.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.54 | 3.5 | 3.56 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten
- 165 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 4.78 compare
- 166 British Virgin Islands 4.64 compare
- 167 Cayman Islands 3.66 compare
- 169 Bahrain 3.54 compare
- 170 Curaçao 2.99 compare
- 171 Luxembourg 2.81 compare
More environment data for Sint Maarten
- Capture fisheries production 253 metric tons (2024)
- Land area — Area 3.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 3.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 0.4617 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 1,428 1000 USD (2024)
- Total fisheries production 253 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 0 metric tons (2024)
- Share global forest 0 (2025)
- Forest area km 300 (2025)
- Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Sint Maarten?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Sint Maarten was 3.56 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Sint Maarten?
- The highest recorded value was 3.79 in 2006.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Sint Maarten?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.662 in 2000.
- How does Sint Maarten rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Sint Maarten ranks 168th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Sint Maarten?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sint Maarten 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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