Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Mauritius
Mauritius: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Mauritius, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.3% for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 114.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Mauritius peaked at 0.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Mauritius 119th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +194.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +48.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +37.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +26.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +20.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 84% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +194.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More environment data for Mauritius
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 9.92 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 9.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0.134 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Mauritius?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Mauritius 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Mauritius ranks 119th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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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