Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Türkiye
Türkiye: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 5.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Türkiye, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Türkiye is 5.1%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Türkiye peaked at 8.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2022.
Türkiye ranks 165th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.7% | — |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.4% | 7.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.3% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.1% | 6.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 162 Egypt 5.5% compare
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- 164 Turkmenistan 5.1% compare
- 165 Türkiye 5.1% compare
- 167 Mexico 5.1% compare
- 168 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.0% compare
More environment data for Türkiye
- Heating Degree Days 4,494 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,217 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 933,118 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 355,994 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 577,124 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.73 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.578 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 31.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 6.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Türkiye?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Türkiye was 5.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2022.
- How does Türkiye rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Türkiye ranks 165th out of 249 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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