Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Singapore
Singapore: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 2.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
2.3%
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
10th
of 221 countries
All-time high
2.3%
in 2022
All-time low
0.7%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Singapore, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 2.3% for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 87.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Singapore peaked at 2.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.
Singapore ranks 10th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +30.8% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +36.8% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +8.1% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 2.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 8.2× the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 2.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 5.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 7 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2.9% compare
- 8 British Virgin Islands 2.6% compare
- 9 Cayman Islands 2.4% compare
- 11 Saint Martin (French Part) 2.2% compare
- 12 Uzbekistan 2.0% compare
- 13 Pakistan 1.9% compare
More environment data for Singapore
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9965 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 42.94 % change on previous year (1990)
- Standard Deviation 0.253 °C (1990)
- Temperature change 0.647 °C (1990)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 10,756 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 41 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 290 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -17.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Singapore?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Singapore was 2.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Singapore ranks 10th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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