Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Hungary
Hungary: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 15.4% in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Hungary, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 15.4% for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Hungary peaked at 15.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2005.
Hungary ranks 80th of 209 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 | 9.7% | 8.9% | 10.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 10.8% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 15.4% | 15.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 77 Gambia, The 16.2% compare
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- 81 Croatia, Republic of 15.2% compare
- 82 Italy 15.2% compare
- 83 Guyana 15.0% compare
More environment data for Hungary
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.63 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 500,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 524,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 29,936 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 3,645 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 628,868 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 848,004 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 517,566 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Hungary?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Hungary was 15.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2005.
- How does Hungary rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Hungary ranks 80th out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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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