Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Angola
Angola: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 4.3% in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Angola, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Angola stood at 4.3%.
The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Angola peaked at 4.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2006.
Angola ranks 147th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 2.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.5% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.2% | 4.3% | 3 |
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More environment data for Angola
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -2.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.076 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.971 Β°C (2025)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -5.94 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.22 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value -35.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1985)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Angola?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Angola was 4.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2006.
- How does Angola rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Angola ranks 147th out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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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