Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Guinea
Guinea: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Guinea, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Guinea stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Guinea peaked at 0.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Guinea ranks 120th 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +34.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +31.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +24.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +10.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More environment data for Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.285 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0.3379 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0005 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — 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 Guinea?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Guinea 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Guinea rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Guinea ranks 120th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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