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. β² Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Equatorial Guinea, 2000β2022
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 14.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 8.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 13.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5218 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 8.36 (2050)
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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