Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Israel
Israel: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 5.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Israel, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Israel recorded 5.6% for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Israel peaked at 7.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2013.
Israel ranks 146th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.5% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 3 |
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More environment data for Israel
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.63 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 15.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0006 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.31 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -14.64 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 14.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Israel?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Israel was 5.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2013.
- How does Israel rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Israel ranks 146th out of 216 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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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