Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Seychelles
Seychelles: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Seychelles, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Seychelles is 0.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 116.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Seychelles peaked at 0.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2001.
Seychelles ranks 45th of 221 countries on this measure, 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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -40.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +145.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +65.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +37.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +29.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.9× the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 3.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Seychelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +145.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 42 Naoero 0.9% compare
- 43 China 0.8% compare
- 44 Marshall Islands 0.8% compare
- 46 Botswana 0.8% compare
- 47 United States of America 0.8% compare
- 48 Northern Mariana Islands 0.8% compare
More environment data for Seychelles
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 4 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -80 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0004 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Land area — 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 Seychelles?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Seychelles 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
- How does Seychelles rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Seychelles ranks 45th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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