Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Jamaica
Jamaica: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Jamaica, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Jamaica is 0.2%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Jamaica peaked at 0.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.
That places Jamaica 175th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +21.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -18.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -19.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 48% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 34% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More environment data for Jamaica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 42 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 3,789 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 6.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 2,370 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 15.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Jamaica?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Jamaica was 0.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
- How does Jamaica rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Jamaica ranks 175th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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