Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Americas
Americas: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 0.4% in 2022. βΌ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.4%
Change on year
down 5.7%
Rank
11th
of 13 groups
All-time high
0.9%
in 2009
All-time low
0.1%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2005β2022
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Americas, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Americas recorded 0.4% for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in 2022.
The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Americas peaked at 0.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 Β°C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood β Production 740.92 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel β Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous β Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous β Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) β Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous β Import quantity 28.04 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) β Annual growth US$ -3.24 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Americas?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Americas was 0.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does Americas rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Americas ranks 11th out of 13 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas 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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