Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Armenia
Armenia: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 6.5% in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Armenia, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Armenia stood at 6.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Armenia peaked at 6.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2005.
Armenia ranks 135th 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 | 4.8% | 4.1% | 5.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.5% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 3 |
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More environment data for Armenia
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -10.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs β Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.764 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 Β°C (2025)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3575 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.33 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value -15.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 0.0052 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Armenia?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Armenia was 6.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2005.
- How does Armenia rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Armenia ranks 135th out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia 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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