Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 22.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 22.3% for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 216.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 22.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2008.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 5th of 24 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.2% | — |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -19.0% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +43.2% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +37.5% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | +23.0% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +31.4% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.1% | 5.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 5.1% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 20.5% | 22.3% | 3 |
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More environment data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.825 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.318 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.21 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 55.61 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,224 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 600 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 500.22 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1,598 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 72.61 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 22.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2008.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 5th out of 24 regions with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 216.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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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