Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Madagascar
Madagascar: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
49th
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2021
All-time low
0.5%
in 2001
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Madagascar, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Madagascar stood at 0.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Madagascar peaked at 0.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2001.
That places Madagascar 49th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 2.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 46 Botswana 0.8% compare
- 47 United States of America 0.8% compare
- 48 Northern Mariana Islands 0.8% compare
- 50 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.7% compare
- 51 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.7% compare
- 52 Cabo Verde 0.7% compare
More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °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 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Madagascar?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Madagascar was 0.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2001.
- How does Madagascar rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Madagascar ranks 49th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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