Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 3.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Eastern Africa, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 3.5% 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 49.5% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Eastern Africa peaked at 3.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2020.
Eastern Africa ranks 21st of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.4% | — |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -9.3% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +23.9% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +27.0% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +49.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 18 Northern Mariana Islands 149.9% compare
- 19 Christmas Island 124.2% compare
- 20 Guam 118.7% compare
- 21 Marshall Islands 108.9% compare
- 22 Réunion 77.4% compare
- 23 Burkina Faso 68.2% compare
- 24 Kuwait 66.4% compare
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.3367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 89,010 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -3.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Eastern Africa?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Eastern Africa was 3.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2020.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Eastern Africa ranks 21st out of 34 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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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