Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Liechtenstein, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liechtenstein recorded 0.5% 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 0.3% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Liechtenstein peaked at 0.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places Liechtenstein 96th out of 221 countries 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 Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +52.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +35.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +21.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3 |
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More environment data for Liechtenstein
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.7508 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.1032 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.28 °C (2025)
- Country area — Area 16 1000 ha (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 7,007 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 67.61 (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 125.44 USD (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 114.79 SLC (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Liechtenstein?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Liechtenstein was 0.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Liechtenstein ranks 96th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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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