Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.09 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.09
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
164th
of 207 countries
All-time high
0.09
in 2022
All-time low
0.02
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Cyprus, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 0.09 for share of land covered by lakes and rivers in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Cyprus peaked at 0.09 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 2000.
Cyprus ranks 164th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.056 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.073 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0833 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 164 Costa Rica 0.09 compare
- 164 Ghana 0.09 compare
- 164 Samoa 0.09 compare
- 164 South Sudan 0.09 compare
More reference data data for Cyprus
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0752 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1565 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1441 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1715 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7841 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0245 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Cyprus?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Cyprus was 0.09 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.09 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 2000.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Cyprus ranks 164th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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