Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 3.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Iran (Islamic Republic of) recorded 3.4% for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 3.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2000.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 17th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- 14 Armenia 4.4% compare
- 15 Greenland 4.2% compare
- 16 Kyrgyzstan 3.5% compare
- 18 Uganda 3.3% compare
- 19 Switzerland 3.1% compare
- 20 British Virgin Islands 3.1% compare
More environment data for Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.488 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.07 °C (2025)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -99.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value, annual growth rate -99.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 3.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2000.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 17th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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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