Japan vs Namibia: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change
Japan
-2.8%
in 2022
Namibia
-1.7%
in 2022
Japan rank
186th
Namibia rank
182nd
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change over time
- Japan
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports -1.7% against -2.8% in Japan, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 186th and Namibia ranks 182nd of 209 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | -7.2% | 7.6% | Japan |
| 2010s | -1.0% | 9.5% | 10.5% | Namibia |
| 2020s | -3.1% | -2.5% | 0.6% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lakes and rivers permanent water area change, Japan or Namibia?
- Namibia, at -1.7% against -2.8% in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in lakes and rivers permanent water area change between Japan and Namibia?
- 1.1%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Namibia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Namibia rank globally for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Japan ranks 186th and Namibia ranks 182nd of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Lakes and rivers permanent water area change (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.