Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Chile

Chile: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 7.0% in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
7.0%
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
140th
of 232 countries
All-time high
7.0%
in 2022
All-time low
4.6%
in 2013
Years of data
18
2005–2022

Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Chile, 2005–2022

024682005201320222005: 4.9 %2006: 5.5 %2007: 5.7 %2008: 5.9 %2009: 6.1 %2010: 5.6 %2011: 5.3 %2012: 5 %2013: 4.6 %2014: 4.7 %2015: 5 %2016: 5 %2017: 5 %2018: 5.4 %2019: 5.4 %2020: 5.6 %2021: 6.5 %2022: 7 %

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.

Analysis

Chile recorded 7.0% for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Chile peaked at 7.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2013.

Chile ranks 140th of 232 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.6% 4.9% 6.1% 5
2010s 5.1% 4.6% 5.6% 10
2020s 6.4% 5.6% 7.0% 3

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 137 Turks and Caicos Islands 7.8% compare
  2. 138 Suriname 7.4% compare
  3. 139 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 7.2% compare
  4. 141 Switzerland 7.0% compare
  5. 142 Viet Nam 7.0% compare
  6. 143 Poland 6.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Chile?
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Chile was 7.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2022.
What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2013.
How does Chile rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
Chile ranks 140th out of 232 countries with data for 2022.
Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile 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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Indicator
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
274 places, 4,930 data points, 2005–2022
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