Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Georgia
Georgia: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 10.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Georgia, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 10.0% for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in 2022.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Georgia peaked at 11.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2005.
That places Georgia 133rd out of 251 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.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Georgia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.7% | — |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +37.3% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +25.1% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -10.8% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 10.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.7%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 10.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.3%, 89% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 4.7% | 7.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 5.8% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 9.7% | 11.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More environment data for Georgia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.75 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.75 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2544 % 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 0.0923 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Georgia?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Georgia was 10.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2005.
- How does Georgia rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Georgia ranks 133rd out of 251 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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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