Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 1.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 1.5%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 1.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2000.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 35th out of 221 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 3 |
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More environment data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.22 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 50.42 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 361.16 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.16 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 16,516 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Democratic Republic of the Congo 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 35th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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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