Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Aruba
Aruba: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 1.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Aruba, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Aruba stood at 1.6%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 139.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Aruba peaked at 1.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2004.
That places Aruba 17th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Aruba, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -16.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -19.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -26.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +30.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +18.3% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +30.4% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +17.6% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +1.0% |
Aruba compared with similar countries
- Aruba's 1.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 5.8× the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Aruba's 1.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 3.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Aruba
More environment data for Aruba
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2020)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.339 °C (2020)
- Temperature change 1.63 °C (2020)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 0 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Aruba?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Aruba was 1.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Aruba?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Aruba?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2004.
- How does Aruba rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Aruba ranks 17th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Aruba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Aruba data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers seasonal water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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