Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 3.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Turks and Caicos Islands, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Turks and Caicos Islands stood at 3.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 3.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2000.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 6th 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 Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +32.1% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +1.4% |
Turks and Caicos Islands compared with similar countries
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 3.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 10.6× the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 3.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 5.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Turks and Caicos Islands
- 3 Cambodia 6.5% compare
- 4 Viet Nam 5.3% compare
- 4 Viet Nam 5.3% compare
- 6 Caribbean 1.6% compare
- 7 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2.9% compare
- 8 British Virgin Islands 2.6% compare
- 9 Cayman Islands 2.4% compare
More environment data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.79 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 58.48 % change on previous year (1993)
- Standard Deviation 0.832 °C (1993)
- Temperature change -0.665 °C (1993)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Import quantity 12,119 m3 (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Import value 5,605 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Turks and Caicos Islands was 3.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2000.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 6th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands 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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