Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Vanuatu, 2000–2022
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Vanuatu is 0.2%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Vanuatu peaked at 0.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Vanuatu 127th out of 208 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +75.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +42.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +40.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 96% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 52% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +75.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0658 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4612 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Vanuatu?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Vanuatu was 0.2% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Vanuatu ranks 127th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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).