Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 12.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Russian Federation, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Russian Federation is 12.3%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Russian Federation peaked at 12.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2006.
Russian Federation ranks 103rd of 216 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.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.4% | — |
| 2006 | 4.1% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +30.2% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +38.1% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | +12.8% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.1% | 7.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 8.1% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.3% | 12.7% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Russian Federation?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Russian Federation was 12.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2006.
- How does Russian Federation rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Russian Federation ranks 103rd out of 216 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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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