Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Western Europe
Western Europe: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 13.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Western Europe, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Western Europe stood at 13.7%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 141.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Western Europe peaked at 13.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2005.
Western Europe ranks 8th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.4% | — |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +27.1% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +51.0% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 13.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.4% | 5.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 5.2% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 5 Norfolk Island 385.7% compare
- 6 Saint Helena 372.4% compare
- 7 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 300.0% compare
- 8 Sao Tome and Principe 299.6% compare
- 9 Pitcairn 299.0% compare
- 10 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 265.7% compare
- 11 Solomon Islands 264.4% compare
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Western Europe?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Western Europe was 13.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2005.
- How does Western Europe rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Western Europe ranks 8th out of 34 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe 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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