Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Melanesia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Melanesia stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Melanesia peaked at 0.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
Melanesia ranks 94th 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 Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +15.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 91 Nepal 0.4% compare
- 92 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.4% compare
- 92 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.4% compare
- 95 Türkiye 0.4% compare
- 95 Türkiye 0.4% compare
- 97 Puerto Rico 0.4% compare
More environment data for Melanesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.8 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 6,033 t (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 6,096 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Melanesia?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Melanesia 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Melanesia rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Melanesia ranks 94th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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