Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Guatemala
Guatemala: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Guatemala, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Guatemala stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Guatemala peaked at 0.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2007.
That places Guatemala 116th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +2.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 86% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 60% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More environment data for Guatemala
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.45 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.02 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.273 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 96,961 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 41.09 % 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 0.0006 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Guatemala?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Guatemala 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2007.
- How does Guatemala rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Guatemala ranks 116th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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