Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Myanmar
Myanmar: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 18.1% in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Myanmar, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 18.1% for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in 2022.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Myanmar peaked at 19.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2005.
Myanmar ranks 66th of 209 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 | 6.2% | -0.3% | 13.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 7.7% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 16.2% | 19.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 63 Trinidad and Tobago 19.5% compare
- 64 Jamaica 18.6% compare
- 65 Saint Lucia 18.4% compare
- 67 Brunei Darussalam 18.1% compare
- 68 Cuba 17.7% compare
- 69 Albania 17.6% compare
More environment data for Myanmar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 237,970 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 239,170 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 4,056 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 5,355 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 2,019 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 661 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 39,992 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Myanmar?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Myanmar was 18.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2005.
- How does Myanmar rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Myanmar ranks 66th out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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