Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change was 28.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands stood at 28.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 509.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands peaked at 64.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -17.7%, in 2011.
That places South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 199th out of 247 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 56.0% | — |
| 2006 | 64.4% | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 51.1% | -20.6% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -63.6% |
| 2009 | -9.4% | -150.3% |
| 2010 | -6.0% | -35.9% |
| 2011 | -17.7% | +195.6% |
| 2012 | -6.9% | -61.3% |
| 2013 | -4.3% | -37.6% |
| 2014 | -7.5% | +74.5% |
| 2015 | -10.8% | +44.2% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -187.0% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -74.2% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +711.3% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | +54.3% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | -0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +711.3% | 2.4% | 19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.2% | -9.4% | 64.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | -17.7% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 28.1% | 29.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- 196 Syrian Arab Republic 29.3% compare
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- 200 United States of America 27.1% compare
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More environment data for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.35 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.429 °C (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2512 Percentage change (2024)
- Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha (2022)
- Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC 2.06 1000 ha (2022)
- Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha (2022)
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 0 1000 ha (2022)
- Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC 40.06 1000 ha (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands was 28.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area change recorded in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area change recorded in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.7% in 2011.
- How does South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area change?
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 199th out of 247 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area change rising or falling in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 509.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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