Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Denmark
Denmark: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 10.4% in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Denmark, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
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 123rd 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
| 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 |
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More environment data for Denmark
- Standard Deviation 0.696 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.29 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 509,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 513,830 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 17,453 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 4,730 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 248,479 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 153,799 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 442,797 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 425,964 t (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 123rd out of 232 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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