Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Denmark
Denmark: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 10.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Denmark, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Denmark stood at 10.4%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 85.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Denmark peaked at 10.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2005.
Denmark ranks 132nd of 251 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.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.6% | — |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +41.7% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +47.3% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +33.7% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 5.2% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +22.9% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 9.9% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 10.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.7%, 83% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 10.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.3%, 92% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +47.3% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 1.6% | 4.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 4.8% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.6% | 10.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More environment data for Denmark
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.696 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.29 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.75 % 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 0.0189 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Denmark?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Denmark was 10.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2005.
- How does Denmark rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Denmark ranks 132nd out of 251 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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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