Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Monaco
Monaco: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Monaco, 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 Monaco stood at 0.1%. 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 0.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +150.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +40.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +28.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Monaco compared with similar countries
- Monaco's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 24% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Monaco's 0.1% 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 | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Monaco
More reference data data for Monaco
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis 99.0% (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 94.3% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 0 metric tons (2024)
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 0.1% 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 Monaco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Monaco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% 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 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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Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area).