Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 5.0% in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 5.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.6% on the previous year and up 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 5.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2007.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 33rd of 52 regions 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 | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.3% | 5.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 Β°C (2025)
- Agriculture β Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area β Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area β Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland β Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland β Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 5.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2007.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 33rd out of 52 regions with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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