Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Jordan
Jordan: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 3.6% in 2022. βΌ Falling
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Jordan, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Jordan is 3.6%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Jordan peaked at 7.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2022.
Jordan ranks 152nd of 209 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 | 6.2% | 5.8% | 6.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.6% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 3 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.533 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.64 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 100,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 108,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 16,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 3,540 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 61,758 1000 USD (2024)
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- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 208,235 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Jordan?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Jordan was 3.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2022.
- How does Jordan rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Jordan ranks 152nd out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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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