Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Jersey
Jersey: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.4791 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Jersey, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Jersey recorded 0.4791 for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 86.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Jersey peaked at 0.4791 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1243, in 2000.
That places Jersey 197th 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 Jersey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1243 | — |
| 2001 | 0.1745 | +40.4% |
| 2002 | 0.217 | +24.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2515 | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2703 | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2257 | -16.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1867 | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1876 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.194 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1766 | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.224 | +26.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2683 | +19.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2576 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2273 | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2427 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2739 | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3136 | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3806 | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4298 | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4476 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4622 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4689 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4791 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2008 | 0.1243 | 0.2703 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3065 | 0.224 | 0.4476 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4701 | 0.4622 | 0.4791 | 3 |
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More environment data for Jersey
- Standard Deviation 0.486 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2 °C (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2705 Percentage change (2024)
- Forest area 680 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.3% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 2 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 2 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Jersey?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Jersey was 0.4791 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4791 in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1243 in 2000.
- How does Jersey rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Jersey ranks 197th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jersey 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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