Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Eritrea
Eritrea: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Eritrea, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.1% for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Eritrea peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
That places Eritrea 165th out of 192 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +36.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +24.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 3 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 57.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.531 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 0.012 °C (2023)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2010)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2010)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Eritrea?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Eritrea 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Eritrea rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Eritrea ranks 165th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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