Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.07 in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
0.07
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
172nd
of 207 countries
All-time high
0.09
in 2015
All-time low
0.02
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2022

0.020.040.060.082000201120222000: 0.022001: 0.032002: 0.052003: 0.072004: 0.082005: 0.082006: 0.082007: 0.062008: 0.072009: 0.062010: 0.062011: 0.072012: 0.082013: 0.082014: 0.082015: 0.092016: 0.092017: 0.082018: 0.082019: 0.072020: 0.072021: 0.072022: 0.07

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Equatorial Guinea is 0.07, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.09 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 2000.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 172nd 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.06 0.02 0.08 10
2010s 0.078 0.06 0.09 10
2020s 0.07 0.07 0.07 3

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 169 Afghanistan 0.08 compare
  2. 169 Mali 0.08 compare
  3. 169 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.08 compare
  4. 172 Central African Republic 0.07 compare
  5. 172 Sudan 0.07 compare
  6. 175 Australia 0.06 compare
  7. 175 Malta 0.06 compare
  8. 175 Panama 0.06 compare
  9. 175 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.06 compare

See the full ranking of 207 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Equatorial Guinea?
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Equatorial Guinea was 0.07 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.09 in 2015.
What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 2000.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 172nd out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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Indicator
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
207 places, 4,761 data points, 2000–2022
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