Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Lebanon
Lebanon: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Lebanon, 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 Lebanon is 0.0%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Lebanon peaked at 0.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Lebanon ranks 208th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +46.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +31.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +22.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
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More environment data for Lebanon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.5 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Lebanon?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Lebanon was 0.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Lebanon ranks 208th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon 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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