Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Latvia
Latvia: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 1.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Latvia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 1.2% for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Latvia peaked at 1.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 45th of 221 countries on this measure, 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 Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +34.0% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +28.8% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 3 |
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More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate -6.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0.0001 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 1.59 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate -4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.2461 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import value, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Latvia?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Latvia was 1.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Latvia ranks 45th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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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