Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 5.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Turkmenistan, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Turkmenistan stood at 5.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 136.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Turkmenistan peaked at 5.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2006.
Turkmenistan ranks 150th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.8% | — |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +33.8% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +31.0% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +24.3% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.8% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 3 |
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More environment data for Turkmenistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -34.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -23.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.705 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 28 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 154.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 23 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 155.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -15.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Turkmenistan?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2006.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Turkmenistan ranks 150th out of 216 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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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