Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.2388 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 0.2388, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 0.3656 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0677, in 2000.
That places Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 196th out of 219 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0677 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1424 | +110.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2115 | +48.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2815 | +33.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3536 | +25.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3627 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.36 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3656 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3622 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3539 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.331 | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3134 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2939 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2746 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2542 | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2483 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2206 | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2031 | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1856 | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1833 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1872 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.216 | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2388 | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2861 | 0.0677 | 0.3656 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2508 | 0.1833 | 0.331 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.214 | 0.1872 | 0.2388 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- 193 American Samoa 0.4506 compare
- 194 Guadeloupe 0.4166 compare
- 195 Grenada 0.3444 compare
- 197 Saint Lucia 0.213 compare
- 198 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2051 compare
- 199 Saint Helena 0.2 compare
More environment data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -16.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0094 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -23.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0112 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 0.2388 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3656 in 2007.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0677 in 2000.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 196th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).