Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Germany
Germany: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 9.0% in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Germany, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Germany stood at 9.0%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 118.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Germany peaked at 9.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2005.
That places Germany 130th out of 232 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 | 3.4% | 2.0% | 4.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 3.5% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.5% | 9.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Standard Deviation 0.613 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 12.40 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 14.19 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 568,040 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 183,493 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 8.66 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 8.73 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 4.99 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 5.60 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Germany?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Germany was 9.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2005.
- How does Germany rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Germany ranks 130th out of 232 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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