Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in British Virgin Islands
British Virgin Islands: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 2.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in British Virgin Islands, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
British Virgin Islands recorded 2.6% for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in British Virgin Islands peaked at 2.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places British Virgin Islands 8th 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 British Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +125.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +85.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +31.8% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +2.5% |
British Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- British Virgin Islands's 2.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 9.3× the median. (80 countries reporting)
- British Virgin Islands's 2.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 5.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in British Virgin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +125.8% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| 2002 | +85.7% | 0.4% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near British Virgin Islands
- 6 Turks and Caicos Islands 3.0% compare
- 7 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2.9% compare
- 9 Cayman Islands 2.4% compare
- 10 Singapore 2.3% compare
- 11 Saint Martin (French Part) 2.2% compare
More environment data for British Virgin Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 95 1000 USD (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 8,143 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Production 1,824 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 3,597 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 688 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 1,824 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in British Virgin Islands?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in British Virgin Islands was 2.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in British Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does British Virgin Islands rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 8th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in British Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this British Virgin 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 (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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