Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Uganda
Uganda: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 9.8% in 2022. βΌ Falling
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Uganda, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 9.8% for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in 2022.
That represents a change of up 13.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Uganda peaked at 10.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2018.
That places Uganda 116th out of 209 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 10.4% | 10.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.6% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 7.9% | 9.8% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Uganda?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Uganda was 9.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2018.
- How does Uganda rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Uganda ranks 116th out of 209 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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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