Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Asia
Asia: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 7.7% in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Asia, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Asia stood at 7.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 210.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Asia peaked at 7.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2013.
Asia ranks 22nd of 52 groups 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 | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.0% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.3% | 7.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 19 RΓ©union 77.4% compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 68.2% compare
- 21 Kuwait 66.4% compare
- 22 Eritrea, The State of 64.3% compare
- 23 Somalia 58.4% compare
- 24 Cayman Islands 53.3% compare
- 25 Iraq 53.1% compare
More environment data for Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 Β°C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 Β°C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous β Production 213.39 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood β Export value 389,605 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous β Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal β Production 10.14 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) β Production 66.09 million m3 (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood β Production 80.38 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) β Annual growth US$ 3.36 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Asia?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Asia was 7.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2013.
- How does Asia rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Asia ranks 22nd out of 52 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 210.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia 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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