Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Singapore
Singapore: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 16.68 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Singapore, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 16.68 for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 87.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Singapore peaked at 16.68 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.79, in 2000.
That places Singapore 153rd out of 219 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.79 | — |
| 2001 | 5.13 | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 5.04 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 5.49 | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 7.16 | +30.5% |
| 2005 | 9.8 | +36.8% |
| 2006 | 10.21 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 11.65 | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 11.76 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 12.17 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 11.2 | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 10.19 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 8.92 | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 8.35 | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 8.9 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 9.38 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 10.95 | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 12.75 | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 14.1 | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 13.76 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 15.17 | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 15.43 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 16.68 | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.32 | 4.79 | 12.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.85 | 8.35 | 14.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.76 | 15.17 | 16.68 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 150 Vanuatu 16.96 compare
- 151 North Macedonia 16.91 compare
- 152 Cyprus 16.88 compare
- 154 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 15.43 compare
- 155 Trinidad and Tobago 13.64 compare
- 156 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 13.46 compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9965 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 42.94 % change on previous year (1990)
- Standard Deviation 0.253 °C (1990)
- Temperature change 0.647 °C (1990)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate 13.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0036 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -82.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Singapore?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Singapore was 16.68 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 16.68 in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.79 in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Singapore ranks 153rd out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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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