Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 1.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Eastern Asia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area in Eastern Asia is 1.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Eastern Asia peaked at 1.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.
Eastern Asia ranks 19th of 37 groups 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 Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 16 Kyrgyzstan 3.5% compare
- 17 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3.4% compare
- 18 Uganda 3.3% compare
- 19 Switzerland 3.1% compare
- 20 British Virgin Islands 3.1% compare
- 21 French Polynesia 2.8% compare
- 22 United States of America 2.6% compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 6.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 25.26 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Eastern Asia?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Eastern Asia was 1.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Eastern Asia ranks 19th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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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