Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Cyprus
Cyprus: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Cyprus, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Cyprus stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Cyprus peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Cyprus 180th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +51.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +35.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +34.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
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More environment data for Cyprus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.462 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.8 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate -8.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0008 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 42.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — 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 Cyprus?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Cyprus was 0.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Cyprus rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Cyprus ranks 180th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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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