Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Suriname
Suriname: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Suriname, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Suriname stood at 0.2%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Suriname peaked at 0.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Suriname 159th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +24.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 58% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 40% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More environment data for Suriname
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.222 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 1 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 12,749 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -8.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 915 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 43.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Suriname?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Suriname was 0.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Suriname ranks 159th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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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