Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Montenegro
Montenegro: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Montenegro, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 0.1% for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Montenegro peaked at 0.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Montenegro ranks 159th of 221 countries on this measure, 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 Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +87.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +52.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +26.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.53 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
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- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth -16.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 23.31 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Montenegro?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Montenegro was 0.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Montenegro rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Montenegro ranks 159th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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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