Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Germany
Germany: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 9.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Germany, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
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 139th 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 Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.0% | — |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +38.6% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +46.9% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +46.5% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -0.4% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 9.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.7%, 71% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Germany's 9.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.3%, 80% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +46.9% | 2.8% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | +46.5% | 4.4% | 6.4% |
| 2006 | +38.6% | 2.0% | 2.8% |
| 2009 | -25.0% | 4.5% | 3.4% |
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.65 % 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 -0.0079 % change on previous year (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 139th out of 251 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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