Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 11.7% in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Bulgaria, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Bulgaria stood at 11.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Bulgaria peaked at 14.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2005.
Bulgaria ranks 101st 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 | 10.1% | 7.4% | 11.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 10.6% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 11.7% | 13.6% | 3 |
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More environment data for Bulgaria
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -1.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.573 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 21.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0.0018 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -7.74 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.72 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Bulgaria?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Bulgaria was 11.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2005.
- How does Bulgaria rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Bulgaria ranks 101st out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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