Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Congo
Congo: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 10.6% in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Congo, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Congo stood at 10.6%.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Congo peaked at 11.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2006.
That places Congo 122nd out of 232 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 | 8.7% | 8.0% | 10.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 9.6% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.4% | 11.6% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Congo?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Congo was 10.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2006.
- How does Congo rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Congo ranks 122nd out of 232 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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