Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bhutan
Bhutan: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bhutan, 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 Bhutan is 0.2%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bhutan peaked at 0.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 145th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +17.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +23.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +27.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
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More environment data for Bhutan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2782 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5977 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bhutan?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bhutan was 0.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Bhutan ranks 145th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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