Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Austria
Austria: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 9.5% in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Austria, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Austria stood at 9.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Austria peaked at 9.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2012.
That places Austria 126th out of 232 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.8% | 8.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.7% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 9.4% | 9.6% | 3 |
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More environment data for Austria
- Standard Deviation 0.529 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 1.02 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 2.38 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 43,542 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 17,584 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 1.68 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 2.25 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 794,571 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 799,801 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Austria?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Austria was 9.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2012.
- How does Austria rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Austria ranks 126th out of 232 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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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