Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Indonesia
Indonesia: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Indonesia, 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 Indonesia is 0.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Indonesia peaked at 0.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
That places Indonesia 102nd out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 99 Republic of Korea 0.5% compare
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- 104 Bahrain 0.5% compare
- 105 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.5% compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.153 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Indonesia?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Indonesia was 0.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does Indonesia rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Indonesia ranks 102nd out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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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