Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 0.7% 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 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 0.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 26th out of 37 groups 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 23 Russian Federation 2.5% compare
- 23 Russian Federation 2.5% compare
- 25 Polynesia 2.4% compare
- 26 United Republic of Tanzania 2.3% compare
- 27 Tonga 2.2% compare
- 28 Israel 2.0% compare
- 29 Norway 1.9% compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 0.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 26th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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