Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Somalia
Somalia: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 58.4% in 2022. β Volatile
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Somalia, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 58.4% for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 129.9% on the previous year and up 280.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Somalia peaked at 58.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -25.5%, in 2018.
Somalia ranks 23rd of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | -9.2% | 12.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | -4.9% | -25.5% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | -7.5% | 58.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 20 Burkina Faso 68.2% compare
- 21 Kuwait 66.4% compare
- 22 Eritrea 64.3% compare
- 24 Cayman Islands 53.3% compare
- 25 Iraq 53.1% compare
- 26 Mayotte 6.2% compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 52.8% compare
More environment data for Somalia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -28.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 Β°C (2025)
- Arable land β Share in Agricultural land 2.49 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation β Share in Cropland 17.7 % (2024)
- Permanent crops β Area 30.15 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops β Share in Agricultural land 0.07 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Area 43,000 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Somalia?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Somalia was 58.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.5% in 2018.
- How does Somalia rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Somalia ranks 23rd out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 280.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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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