Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 2.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) recorded 2.9% for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) peaked at 3.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2000.
That places Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 7th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Sint Maarten (Dutch part), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +55.8% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +32.9% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -16.4% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -1.9% |
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) compared with similar countries
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 2.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 10.4× the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s 2.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 5.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 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 | +55.8% | 1.1% | 1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- 4 Viet Nam 5.3% compare
- 4 Viet Nam 5.3% compare
- 6 Caribbean 1.6% compare
- 6 Turks and Caicos Islands 3.0% compare
- 8 British Virgin Islands 2.6% compare
- 9 Cayman Islands 2.4% compare
- 10 Singapore 2.3% compare
More environment data for Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 1,428 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 0.4617 1000 USD (2024)
- Country area — Area 3.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 3.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Land area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, per capita 0.0329 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, gaps filled 0.4617 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) was 2.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- How does Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 7th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 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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