Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Seychelles
Seychelles: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.28 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.28
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
120th
of 207 countries
All-time high
0.34
in 2017
All-time low
0.07
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Seychelles, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 0.28 for share of land covered by lakes and rivers in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Seychelles peaked at 0.34 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.07, in 2000.
Seychelles ranks 120th of 207 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.227 | 0.07 | 0.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.295 | 0.24 | 0.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2967 | 0.28 | 0.32 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 15.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1363 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.0839 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 2.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 6.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 2.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 3.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0058 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Seychelles?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Seychelles was 0.28 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.34 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 in 2000.
- How does Seychelles rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Seychelles ranks 120th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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