Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) stood at 0.4%.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 0.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 26th 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +1.9% |
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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
More environment data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 24.9% (2025)
- Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 16.9% (2025)
- Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 9.0% (2025)
- Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 0.1% (2025)
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by 21.3% (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 62.6% (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 36.3% (2024)
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 0.2% (2023)
- Water Use Efficiency 84.64 (2023)
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area 0.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 26th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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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