Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Barbados
Barbados: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.6041 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Barbados, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 0.6041 for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 105.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Barbados peaked at 0.6041 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0252, in 2000.
That places Barbados 194th out of 219 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0252 | — |
| 2001 | 0.084 | +233.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1421 | +69.2% |
| 2003 | 0.206 | +44.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2696 | +30.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2956 | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2946 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2726 | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2841 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2864 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3139 | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2973 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2935 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3016 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2763 | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.267 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3035 | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3689 | +21.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3865 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4552 | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4974 | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5579 | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6041 | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.216 | 0.0252 | 0.2956 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3264 | 0.267 | 0.4552 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5531 | 0.4974 | 0.6041 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 191 Guam 0.7468 compare
- 192 American Samoa 0.7369 compare
- 193 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.7067 compare
- 195 Dominica 0.5575 compare
- 196 Montserrat 0.5512 compare
- 197 Jersey 0.4791 compare
More environment data for Barbados
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 111.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2023)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0145 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -15.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Barbados?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Barbados was 0.6041 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6041 in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0252 in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Barbados ranks 194th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers seasonal water area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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