Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bahrain
Bahrain: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bahrain, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bahrain is 0.5%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bahrain peaked at 0.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2014.
Bahrain ranks 104th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +20.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3 |
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More environment data for Bahrain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -43.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.397 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.82 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 105.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.0772 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import value, annual growth rate 39.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bahrain?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bahrain was 0.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- How does Bahrain rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Bahrain ranks 104th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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