Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Djibouti
Djibouti: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Djibouti, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area in Djibouti is 0.6%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Djibouti peaked at 0.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
Djibouti ranks 89th 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 Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +36.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +26.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 86 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6% compare
- 87 Gabon 0.6% compare
- 88 Ethiopia 0.6% compare
- 90 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.6% compare
- 91 Papua New Guinea 0.5% compare
- 92 Greece 0.5% compare
More environment data for Djibouti
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.289 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 5.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0.0001 million USD per person (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 65.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per 0.065 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Djibouti?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Djibouti was 0.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Djibouti rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Djibouti ranks 89th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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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