Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.2308 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Cook Islands, 2000–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 201 Christmas Island 0.3951 compare
- 202 Andorra 0.294 compare
- 203 Liechtenstein 0.2381 compare
- 205 Saint Barthélemy 0.2296 compare
- 206 Naoero 0.1851 compare
- 207 Tuvalu 0.1138 compare
More environment data for Cook Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.886 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.214 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 15.19 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -8.44 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.32 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth -8.44 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 3.91 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 1.78 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 2.44 % (2024)
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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