Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Montenegro
Montenegro: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 8.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Montenegro, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Montenegro is 8.7%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Montenegro peaked at 16.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2020.
That places Montenegro 127th out of 216 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 | 13.9% | 11.7% | 16.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 7.7% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.6% | 8.7% | 3 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9561 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1974 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.53 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 6.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.6 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.77 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 32.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Montenegro?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Montenegro was 8.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2020.
- How does Montenegro rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Montenegro ranks 127th out of 216 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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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