Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Kenya
Kenya: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 13.9% in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Kenya, 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 Kenya is 13.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Kenya peaked at 13.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2008.
That places Kenya 99th out of 232 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 8.1% | 9.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 8.6% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 12.3% | 13.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 96 British Virgin Islands 14.7% compare
- 97 Ecuador 14.4% compare
- 98 Papua New Guinea 14.0% compare
- 100 China 13.6% compare
- 101 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13.6% compare
- 102 Saint Martin (French Part) 13.5% compare
More environment data for Kenya
- Standard Deviation 0.27 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 38,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 38,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 5,640 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 4,761 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 14,322 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 9,974 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 201,769 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 222,025 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Kenya?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Kenya was 13.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2008.
- How does Kenya rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Kenya ranks 99th out of 232 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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