Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 0.1% 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 3.9% on the previous year and up 334.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 200th of 221 countries on this measure, 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 in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +115.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +83.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +24.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -33.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +19.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +28.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +32.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +28.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +33.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +20.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 29% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 40% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.21 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 77 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -62.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0015 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Land area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Equatorial Guinea?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 200th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 334.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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