Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 16.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Southern Europe, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Southern Europe is 16.5%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Southern Europe peaked at 16.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2005.
Southern Europe ranks 6th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.3% | — |
| 2006 | 8.9% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 15.3% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 9.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 9.8% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.2% | 16.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 3 Niue 815.1% compare
- 4 Nauru 719.9% compare
- 5 Norfolk Island 385.7% compare
- 6 Saint Helena 372.4% compare
- 7 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 300.0% compare
- 8 Sao Tome and Principe 299.6% compare
- 9 Pitcairn 299.0% compare
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -8.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 339,745 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Southern Europe?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Southern Europe was 16.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2005.
- How does Southern Europe rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Southern Europe ranks 6th out of 34 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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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