Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Sudan
Sudan: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 225.3% in 2022. β Volatile
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Sudan, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Sudan is 225.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 1,689.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Sudan peaked at 225.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -21.5%, in 2008.
That places Sudan 12th out of 209 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | -19.8% | -21.5% | -17.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | -17.9% | 156.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 213.6% | 202.9% | 225.3% | 3 |
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- 9 Solomon Islands 264.4% compare
- 10 French Polynesia 255.2% compare
- 11 Kiribati 233.4% compare
- 13 Tonga 208.3% compare
- 14 Tuvalu 160.6% compare
- 15 Northern Mariana Islands 149.9% compare
More environment data for Sudan
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.327 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 6,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 6,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 158 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 67 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 476 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 558 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 1,394 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Sudan?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Sudan was 225.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 225.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.5% in 2008.
- How does Sudan rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Sudan ranks 12th out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,689.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan 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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