Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Chile
Chile: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 1.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Chile, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Chile stood at 1.5%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Chile peaked at 1.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.
That places Chile 30th out of 192 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +39.1% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +28.3% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 27 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.8% compare
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- 31 Cayman Islands 1.4% compare
- 32 Singapore 1.4% compare
- 33 Kenya 1.4% compare
More environment data for Chile
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.3357 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.266 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.82 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0028 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 266.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Chile?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Chile was 1.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Chile ranks 30th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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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