Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Barbados
Barbados: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Barbados, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Barbados stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and up 105.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Barbados peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Barbados 182nd out of 221 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 seasonal water area in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +232.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +69.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +44.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +30.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +21.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +8.3% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 50% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 27% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Barbados 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +232.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
More environment data for Barbados
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 111.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 116 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -17.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 40 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Barbados?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Barbados was 0.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Barbados ranks 182nd out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados 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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