Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Norway
Norway: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 11.9% in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Norway, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Norway stood at 11.9%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 180.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Norway peaked at 11.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2013.
Norway ranks 100th 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 | 6.3% | 5.3% | 7.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 1.9% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 9.6% | 11.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 97 Antigua and Barbuda 12.6% compare
- 98 Russian Federation 12.3% compare
- 99 Nigeria 12.2% compare
- 101 Bulgaria 11.7% compare
- 102 Serbia, Republic of 11.6% compare
- 103 New Zealand 11.6% compare
More environment data for Norway
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 533,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 1.42 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 7,057 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 1,113 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 164,405 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 115,189 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 204,484 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Norway?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Norway was 11.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2013.
- How does Norway rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Norway ranks 100th out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 180.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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