Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Congo
Congo: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 10.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Congo, 2005–2022
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 131st out of 251 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.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.6% | — |
| 2006 | 8.0% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +20.3% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | +1.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 10.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Congo's 10.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.6%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More environment data for Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8453 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.4756 % change on previous year (2024)
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 131st out of 251 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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