Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Monaco
Monaco: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.11 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.11
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
154th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.11
in 2004
All-time low
0.02
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Monaco, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Monaco stood at 0.11. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Monaco peaked at 0.11 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 2000.
Monaco ranks 154th of 208 countries on this measure, 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 Monaco, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.02 | — |
| 2001 | 0.05 | +150.0% |
| 2002 | 0.07 | +40.0% |
| 2003 | 0.09 | +28.6% |
| 2004 | 0.11 | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1 | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.09 | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.08 | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.09 | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.11 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
Monaco compared with similar countries
- Monaco's 0.11 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.455, 24% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Monaco's 0.11 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7, 16% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.086 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.087 | 0.08 | 0.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1067 | 0.1 | 0.11 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Monaco
More reference data data for Monaco
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Political regime lexical 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Political regime fh 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating fh 1 (2025)
- Universal suffrage men lexical 1 (2025)
- Share of children immunized dtp3 99 (2025)
- Universal suffrage lexical 2 (2025)
- Elections for the governments chief executive 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Monaco?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Monaco was 0.11 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Monaco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.11 in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Monaco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 2000.
- How does Monaco rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Monaco ranks 154th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Monaco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Monaco 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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