Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 0.2% for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 147th 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +95.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +53.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +35.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +22.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 33% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 27% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bosnia and Herzegovina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +95.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2002 | +53.9% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 2003 | +35.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More environment data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.72 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.509 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.09 °C (2025)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 49.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 4,567 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value -5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 147th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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