Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Montserrat
Montserrat: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.5512 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Montserrat, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Montserrat is 0.5512, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Montserrat peaked at 0.8219 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.143, in 2000.
Montserrat ranks 196th of 219 countries on this measure, 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 Montserrat, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.143 | — |
| 2001 | 0.2822 | +97.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4275 | +51.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5582 | +30.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6911 | +23.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6968 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6937 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7038 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7089 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7121 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7448 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7621 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7507 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7702 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8196 | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8002 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8209 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8219 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8042 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7319 | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6663 | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6215 | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5512 | -11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5618 | 0.143 | 0.7121 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7827 | 0.7319 | 0.8219 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.613 | 0.5512 | 0.6663 | 3 |
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More environment data for Montserrat
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -23.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.19 °C (2025)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 159.81 USD (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 3 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 10.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 10.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 336.22 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 0.437 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Montserrat?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Montserrat was 0.5512 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Montserrat?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8219 in 2017.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Montserrat?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.143 in 2000.
- How does Montserrat rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Montserrat ranks 196th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Montserrat?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montserrat 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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