Lakes and rivers permanent water area in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 1.45 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in United States Virgin Islands, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area in United States Virgin Islands is 1.45, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 1.55 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1714, in 2000.
United States Virgin Islands ranks 177th of 219 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 United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1714 | — |
| 2001 | 0.5026 | +193.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7597 | +51.2% |
| 2003 | 1.08 | +42.7% |
| 2004 | 1.4 | +29.2% |
| 2005 | 1.55 | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 1.54 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.52 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.48 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.45 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.43 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.44 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.52 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.53 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.49 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.37 | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 1.25 | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 1.17 | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 1.14 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.19 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 1.32 | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 1.4 | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 1.45 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 | 0.1714 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 | 1.14 | 1.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 | 1.32 | 1.45 | 3 |
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More environment data for United States Virgin Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 33.04 % (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 2.88 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 0.95 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 8.28 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 0.31 1000 ha (2024)
- Total fisheries production 499.84 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 493.84 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in United States Virgin Islands?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in United States Virgin Islands was 1.45 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 in 2005.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1714 in 2000.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 177th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States Virgin Islands 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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