Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was -41.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Afghanistan, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Afghanistan is -41.2%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Afghanistan peaked at -9.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -42.9%, in 2016.
Afghanistan ranks 214th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -9.5% | — |
| 2006 | -24.1% | +152.6% |
| 2007 | -31.6% | +31.1% |
| 2008 | -29.8% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | -32.4% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | -33.6% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | -36.7% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | -36.3% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | -42.4% | +16.8% |
| 2014 | -41.4% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | -40.6% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | -42.9% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | -42.3% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | -41.7% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | -42.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | -41.5% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | -40.3% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | -41.2% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -25.5% | -32.4% | -9.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | -40.1% | -42.9% | -33.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -41.0% | -41.5% | -40.3% | 3 |
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More environment data for Afghanistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 11.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -22.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0004 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -99.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Afghanistan?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Afghanistan was -41.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was -9.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -42.9% in 2016.
- How does Afghanistan rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Afghanistan ranks 214th out of 216 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers permanent water area change (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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