Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Tuvalu, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 0.4% for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and up 98.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Tuvalu peaked at 0.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Tuvalu ranks 98th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +60.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +946.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +98.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +24.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +48.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -24.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -24.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +34.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -32.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -32.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +52.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +45.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +33.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +19.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -7.9% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 91% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Tuvalu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +946.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More environment data for Tuvalu
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.836 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0003 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area, per capita 0.0003 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 3.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0.0009 million SLC per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Tuvalu?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Tuvalu 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Tuvalu rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Tuvalu ranks 98th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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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