Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Lithuania
Lithuania: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 6.3% in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Lithuania, 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 Lithuania is 6.3%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 113.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Lithuania peaked at 6.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2013.
Lithuania ranks 148th of 232 countries 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 | 4.5% | 4.1% | 4.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.9% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.3% | 6.7% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Lithuania?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Lithuania was 6.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2013.
- How does Lithuania rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Lithuania ranks 148th out of 232 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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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