Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Cook Islands

Cook Islands: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.2308 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.2308
Change on year
up 17.9%
World rank
204th
of 219 countries
All-time high
0.2387
in 2006
All-time low
0.0579
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Cook Islands, 2000–2022

0.050.10.150.20.252000201120222000: 0.0582001: 0.0812002: 0.1352003: 0.2052004: 0.2282005: 0.2272006: 0.2392007: 0.2132008: 0.1662009: 0.1612010: 0.1342011: 0.1192012: 0.0992013: 0.0762014: 0.12015: 0.1242016: 0.1352017: 0.1382018: 0.1812019: 0.2242020: 0.1822021: 0.1962022: 0.231

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Cook Islands stood at 0.2308.

The figure is up 17.9% on the previous year and up 132.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Cook Islands peaked at 0.2387 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0579, in 2000.

That places Cook Islands 204th 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 Cook Islands, year by year

Annual values for Lakes and rivers seasonal water area (square kilometres) in Cook Islands, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0579
2001 0.0813 +40.5%
2002 0.1347 +65.6%
2003 0.2052 +52.4%
2004 0.2279 +11.1%
2005 0.2272 -0.3%
2006 0.2387 +5.1%
2007 0.2127 -10.9%
2008 0.1656 -22.1%
2009 0.161 -2.8%
2010 0.1338 -16.9%
2011 0.1187 -11.3%
2012 0.0995 -16.2%
2013 0.076 -23.6%
2014 0.1 +31.5%
2015 0.1236 +23.7%
2016 0.1354 +9.5%
2017 0.138 +2.0%
2018 0.1813 +31.4%
2019 0.2245 +23.8%
2020 0.1818 -19.0%
2021 0.1957 +7.6%
2022 0.2308 +17.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1712 0.0579 0.2387 10
2010s 0.1331 0.076 0.2245 10
2020s 0.2028 0.1818 0.2308 3

Countries ranked near Cook Islands

  1. 201 Christmas Island 0.3951 compare
  2. 202 Andorra 0.294 compare
  3. 203 Liechtenstein 0.2381 compare
  4. 205 Saint Barthélemy 0.2296 compare
  5. 206 Naoero 0.1851 compare
  6. 207 Tuvalu 0.1138 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Cook Islands?
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Cook Islands was 0.2308 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Cook Islands?
The highest recorded value was 0.2387 in 2006.
What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Cook Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0579 in 2000.
How does Cook Islands rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
Cook Islands ranks 204th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Cook Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 132.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cook 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 (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area (square kilometres)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
277 places, 6,369 data points, 2000–2022
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