Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Mongolia
Mongolia: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 3.8% in 2022. βΌ Falling
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Mongolia, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Mongolia stood at 3.8%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Mongolia peaked at 7.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2022.
That places Mongolia 166th out of 232 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 | 6.3% | 5.1% | 7.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Mongolia?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Mongolia was 3.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2022.
- How does Mongolia rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Mongolia ranks 166th out of 232 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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