Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Guinea
Guinea: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.03 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.03
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
186th
of 207 countries
All-time high
0.03
in 2020
All-time low
0.01
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Guinea, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.03 for share of land covered by lakes and rivers in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Guinea peaked at 0.03 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.01, in 2000.
Guinea ranks 186th 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 | 0.018 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More reference data data for Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 9.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 3,544 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 415.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 24.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Guinea?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Guinea was 0.03 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.03 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 in 2000.
- How does Guinea rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Guinea ranks 186th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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