Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in South Sudan
South Sudan: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.09 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in South Sudan, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land covered by lakes and rivers in South Sudan is 0.09, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in South Sudan peaked at 0.11 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.05, in 2000.
That places South Sudan 164th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.05 | — |
| 2001 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.09 | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.08 | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.09 | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.08 | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.09 | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.092 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.094 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0833 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 8,797 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 577.67 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 26,453 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2004 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4032 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.2 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 19,422 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 6.36 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3667 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 684.53 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in South Sudan?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in South Sudan was 0.09 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.11 in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 in 2000.
- How does South Sudan rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- South Sudan ranks 164th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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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