Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 1.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Nicaragua, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 1.2% for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in 2022.
The figure is up 34.4% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Nicaragua peaked at 1.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2008.
Nicaragua ranks 169th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.1% | — |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -27.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +26.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +34.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 3 |
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More environment data for Nicaragua
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2024)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2023)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0056 t per person (2023)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -10.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0062 1000 USD per person (2023)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -40.43 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Nicaragua?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Nicaragua was 1.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2008.
- How does Nicaragua rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Nicaragua ranks 169th out of 216 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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