Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Guyana
Guyana: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Guyana, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Guyana is 0.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Guyana peaked at 0.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
Guyana ranks 86th 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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +10.9% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.5× the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 80% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 83 Tajikistan 0.5% compare
- 84 Papua New Guinea 0.4% compare
- 85 Lithuania 0.4% compare
- 87 Timor-Leste 0.4% compare
- 87 Timor-Leste 0.4% compare
- 89 Brunei Darussalam 0.4% compare
- 89 Brunei Darussalam 0.4% compare
More environment data for Guyana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.55 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.299 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.49 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0002 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate -2.24 % 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 Guyana?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Guyana was 0.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Guyana ranks 86th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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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