Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Poland
Poland: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 6.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Poland, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
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 153rd out of 251 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.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.7% | — |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -1.2% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 6.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.7%, 54% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Poland's 6.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.3%, 61% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More environment data for Poland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.777 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1029 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (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 153rd out of 251 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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