Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Dominican Republic, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.3% for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 140th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +32.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +224.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +20.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 71% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 49% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +224.5% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 3 |
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More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 4.39 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 8.18 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Dominican Republic?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Dominican Republic was 0.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Dominican Republic ranks 140th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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