Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Burundi
Burundi: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 7.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Burundi, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 7.0% for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Burundi peaked at 7.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2001.
Burundi ranks 9th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.3% | — |
| 2001 | 6.3% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.3% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 3 |
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More environment data for Burundi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -27.74 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2013)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Burundi?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Burundi was 7.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2001.
- How does Burundi rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Burundi ranks 9th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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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