Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC was 2,184 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
2,184 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
20th
of 26 groups
All-time high
2,186 1000 ha
in 2019
All-time low
2,130 1000 ha
in 1995
Years of data
31
1992–2022

Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in Southern Europe, 1992–2022

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1992200720221992: 2.1k 1000 ha1993: 2.1k 1000 ha1994: 2.1k 1000 ha1995: 2.1k 1000 ha1996: 2.1k 1000 ha1997: 2.1k 1000 ha1998: 2.1k 1000 ha1999: 2.2k 1000 ha2000: 2.2k 1000 ha2001: 2.2k 1000 ha2002: 2.2k 1000 ha2003: 2.2k 1000 ha2004: 2.2k 1000 ha2005: 2.2k 1000 ha2006: 2.2k 1000 ha2007: 2.2k 1000 ha2008: 2.2k 1000 ha2009: 2.2k 1000 ha2010: 2.2k 1000 ha2011: 2.2k 1000 ha2012: 2.2k 1000 ha2013: 2.2k 1000 ha2014: 2.2k 1000 ha2015: 2.2k 1000 ha2016: 2.2k 1000 ha2017: 2.2k 1000 ha2018: 2.2k 1000 ha2019: 2.2k 1000 ha2020: 2.2k 1000 ha2021: 2.2k 1000 ha2022: 2.2k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Southern Europe recorded 2,184 1000 ha for inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in 2022.

That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Southern Europe peaked at 2,186 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,130 1000 ha, in 1995.

Southern Europe ranks 20th of 26 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in Southern Europe, 1992 to 2022.
Year 1000 ha Change
1992 2,133 1000 ha
1993 2,133 1000 ha -0.0%
1994 2,132 1000 ha -0.0%
1995 2,130 1000 ha -0.1%
1996 2,132 1000 ha +0.1%
1997 2,137 1000 ha +0.2%
1998 2,138 1000 ha +0.1%
1999 2,151 1000 ha +0.6%
2000 2,154 1000 ha +0.2%
2001 2,154 1000 ha -0.0%
2002 2,155 1000 ha +0.0%
2003 2,160 1000 ha +0.2%
2004 2,163 1000 ha +0.2%
2005 2,163 1000 ha -0.0%
2006 2,162 1000 ha -0.0%
2007 2,163 1000 ha +0.1%
2008 2,160 1000 ha -0.2%
2009 2,161 1000 ha +0.0%
2010 2,166 1000 ha +0.3%
2011 2,170 1000 ha +0.2%
2012 2,170 1000 ha -0.0%
2013 2,170 1000 ha -0.0%
2014 2,178 1000 ha +0.4%
2015 2,178 1000 ha -0.0%
2016 2,182 1000 ha +0.2%
2017 2,183 1000 ha +0.0%
2018 2,184 1000 ha +0.1%
2019 2,186 1000 ha +0.1%
2020 2,184 1000 ha -0.1%
2021 2,184 1000 ha +0.0%
2022 2,184 1000 ha -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,136 1000 ha 2,130 1000 ha 2,151 1000 ha 8
2000s 2,159 1000 ha 2,154 1000 ha 2,163 1000 ha 10
2010s 2,177 1000 ha 2,166 1000 ha 2,186 1000 ha 10
2020s 2,184 1000 ha 2,184 1000 ha 2,184 1000 ha 3

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 17 Finland 3,458 1000 ha compare
  2. 18 Australia and New Zealand 3,322 1000 ha compare
  3. 19 Mexico 3,069 1000 ha compare
  4. 20 Norway 2,603 1000 ha compare
  5. 21 Australia 2,552 1000 ha compare
  6. 22 Malawi 2,417 1000 ha compare
  7. 23 Peru 1,630 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Southern Europe?
Inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Southern Europe was 2,184 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest inland water bodies — area from cci_lc recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 2,186 1000 ha in 2019.
What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from cci_lc recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 2,130 1000 ha in 1995.
How does Southern Europe rank for inland water bodies — area from cci_lc?
Southern Europe ranks 20th out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
Is inland water bodies — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Southern Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
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The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.