Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Greece
Greece: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 24.5% in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Greece, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 24.5% for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in 2022.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 170.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Greece peaked at 24.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2006.
Greece ranks 60th of 232 countries on this measure, 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 | 7.5% | 5.9% | 9.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 7.3% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 24.3% | 24.7% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Greece?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Greece was 24.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2006.
- How does Greece rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Greece ranks 60th out of 232 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 170.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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