Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 0.7%.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 20th of 37 groups 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 Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
More environment data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.204 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 9.17 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 29.54 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 158,363 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.3 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 440,935 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Latin America and the Caribbean was 0.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 20th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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