Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.4%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
87th
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2015
All-time low
0.3%
in 2007
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Timor-Leste, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 0.4% for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Timor-Leste peaked at 0.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2007.
Timor-Leste ranks 87th of 221 countries 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 Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +2.3% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 0.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 0.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 84 Papua New Guinea 0.4% compare
- 85 Lithuania 0.4% compare
- 86 Guyana 0.4% compare
- 87 Timor-Leste 0.4% compare
- 89 Brunei Darussalam 0.4% compare
- 89 Brunei Darussalam 0.4% compare
More environment data for Timor-Leste
- Heating Degree Days 0.02 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 4,539 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 9,131 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 7,876 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 1,255 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0154 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.2281 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0061 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Timor-Leste?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2007.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Timor-Leste ranks 87th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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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