Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Slovakia
Slovakia: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 17.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Slovakia, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Slovakia stood at 17.2%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Slovakia peaked at 17.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2005.
Slovakia ranks 76th 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 Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.4% | — |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 8.4% | 11.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 10.8% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.2% | 17.2% | 3 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.652 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.9 °C (2025)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0211 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0227 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Slovakia?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Slovakia was 17.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2005.
- How does Slovakia rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Slovakia ranks 76th out of 216 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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