Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 1.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Guinea-Bissau is 1.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 38th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +32.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +37.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 1.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3%, 3.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 1.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 3.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Guinea-Bissau 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 | +37.7% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More environment data for Guinea-Bissau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 0 (2020)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2020)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 5.88 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Guinea-Bissau?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Guinea-Bissau was 1.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 38th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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