Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Mozambique
Mozambique: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 0.6% in 2022. βΌ Falling
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Mozambique, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Mozambique stood at 0.6%.
That represents a change of up 490.1% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Mozambique peaked at 3.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.
That places Mozambique 171st out of 209 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 3 |
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More environment data for Mozambique
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.256 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import -53.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -10.35 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.77 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value -76.71 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Mozambique?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Mozambique was 0.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- How does Mozambique rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Mozambique ranks 171st out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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