Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Seychelles
Seychelles: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 3.82 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Seychelles, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Seychelles stood at 3.82. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 116.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Seychelles peaked at 3.82 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3232, in 2001.
That places Seychelles 170th 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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5461 | — |
| 2001 | 0.3232 | -40.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7933 | +145.4% |
| 2003 | 1.31 | +65.2% |
| 2004 | 1.8 | +37.7% |
| 2005 | 2.33 | +29.3% |
| 2006 | 2.57 | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 2.34 | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 2.22 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 2.11 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 1.99 | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 1.75 | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 1.77 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.91 | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 2.11 | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 2.33 | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 2.62 | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 3.06 | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 3.32 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 3.55 | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 3.62 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 3.8 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 3.82 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.63 | 0.3232 | 2.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 | 1.75 | 3.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.75 | 3.62 | 3.82 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 167 Antigua and Barbuda 5.1 compare
- 168 Tonga 4.08 compare
- 169 British Virgin Islands 3.92 compare
- 171 United States Virgin Islands 3.69 compare
- 172 Northern Mariana Islands 3.57 compare
- 173 Aruba 2.93 compare
More environment data for Seychelles
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.258 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -23.65 % 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 0.0833 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -12.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0565 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -16.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Seychelles?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Seychelles was 3.82 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 3.82 in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3232 in 2001.
- How does Seychelles rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Seychelles ranks 170th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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