Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Austria
Austria: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 9.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Austria, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
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 135th out of 251 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.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.8% | — |
| 2006 | 8.1% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 9.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.7%, 75% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Austria's 9.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.3%, 84% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More environment data for Austria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.529 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.833 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0096 % change on previous year (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 135th out of 251 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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