Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Cambodia
Cambodia: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 6.5% in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Cambodia, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Cambodia stood at 6.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Cambodia peaked at 7.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2007.
Cambodia ranks 136th 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 | 3.4% | 2.7% | 5.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.0% | 6.6% | 3 |
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More environment data for Cambodia
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly 0.5487 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.288 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.929 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 692.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0.0006 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -3.93 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.73 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 109.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Cambodia?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Cambodia was 6.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2007.
- How does Cambodia rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Cambodia ranks 136th out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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