Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 4.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Tajikistan, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Tajikistan recorded 4.0% for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in 2022. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.4% on the previous year and up 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Tajikistan peaked at 4.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2016.
Tajikistan ranks 156th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.1% | — |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +29.0% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 2.6% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -34.1% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +20.8% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +25.3% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 3.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.6% | 4.0% | 3 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -16.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.61 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.32 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 34 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -98.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 26 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -98.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -85.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Tajikistan?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Tajikistan was 4.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2016.
- How does Tajikistan rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Tajikistan ranks 156th out of 216 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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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