Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Guam
Guam: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Guam, 2000–2022
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Guam stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 175.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Guam peaked at 0.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Guam 154th out of 208 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.
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Guam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +66.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 24% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Guam's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 25% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More reference data data for Guam
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 0.0037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Guam?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Guam was 0.1% in 2022, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Guam rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Guam ranks 154th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from UN Environment Programme – processed by 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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About this data
Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area).