Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Uganda
Uganda: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 9.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Uganda, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
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 134th out of 251 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.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.4% | — |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +13.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 9.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.8%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 9.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.6%, 93% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More environment data for Uganda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
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 134th out of 251 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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