Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Israel
Israel: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 2.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Israel, 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 Israel is 2.0%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Israel peaked at 2.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2000.
That places Israel 28th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +49.8% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | +32.6% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 3 |
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More environment data for Israel
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.63 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.006 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0002 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 3.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Israel?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Israel was 2.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- How does Israel rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Israel ranks 28th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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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