Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 11.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia recorded 11.6% 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 8.2% on the previous year and up 125.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia peaked at 11.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2005.
That places Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 12th out of 34 groups 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.0% | — |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +68.8% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +65.3% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | +41.8% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 10.7% | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.0% | 3.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 4.2% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 9.5% | 11.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- 9 Pitcairn 299.0% compare
- 9 Viet Nam 7.0% compare
- 10 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 265.7% compare
- 11 Solomon Islands 264.4% compare
- 12 French Polynesia 255.2% compare
- 13 Kiribati 233.4% compare
- 14 Sudan 225.3% compare
- 14 Türkiye 5.1% compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.0% compare
- 15 Tonga 208.3% compare
More environment data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 9.08 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 34.4% (2025)
- Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 32.2% (2025)
- Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 34.5% (2025)
- Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 28.9% (2025)
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water 75.3% (2024)
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by 64.1% (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 95.4% (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 95.1% (2024)
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 30.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia was 11.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2005.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 12th out of 34 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 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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