Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Finland
Finland: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 9.2% in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Finland, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Finland is 9.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Finland peaked at 9.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2005.
That places Finland 120th out of 209 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.5% | 5.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.0% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 8.9% | 9.2% | 3 |
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More environment data for Finland
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly 3.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.986 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.94 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 30.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0.0006 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly 0.477 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.95 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 0.4054 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Finland?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Finland was 9.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2005.
- How does Finland rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Finland ranks 120th out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland 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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