Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Bhutan
Bhutan: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 8.6% in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Bhutan, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Bhutan is 8.6%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Bhutan peaked at 15.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 2005.
That places Bhutan 123rd out of 209 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 | 9.4% | -0.2% | 13.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 11.7% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 8.6% | 9.8% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Bhutan?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Bhutan was 8.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 2005.
- How does Bhutan rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Bhutan ranks 123rd out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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