Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Poland
Poland: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 6.9% in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Poland, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 6.9% for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Poland peaked at 7.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2005.
That places Poland 133rd out of 209 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 | 5.1% | 4.7% | 5.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.9% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.7% | 7.0% | 3 |
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More environment data for Poland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.777 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 3.45 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 5.30 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 178,455 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 60,237 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 1.98 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 2.06 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 3.37 million 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Poland?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Poland was 6.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2005.
- How does Poland rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Poland ranks 133rd out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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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