Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Albania
Albania: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 17.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Albania, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Albania recorded 17.6% for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Albania peaked at 17.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2010.
That places Albania 73rd out of 216 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.6% | — |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | +19.8% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 17.3% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 9.2% | 10.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 9.1% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 16.4% | 17.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More environment data for Albania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6356 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8208 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.434 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -15.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.5 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.85 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -29.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Albania?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Albania was 17.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2010.
- How does Albania rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Albania ranks 73rd out of 216 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania 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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