Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Myanmar
Myanmar: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Myanmar, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.5% for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Myanmar peaked at 0.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
Myanmar ranks 108th 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +30.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 105 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.5% compare
- 105 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.5% compare
- 107 Iraq 0.5% compare
- 109 Solomon Islands 0.4% compare
- 110 Northern Mariana Islands 0.4% compare
- 111 Thailand 0.4% compare
More environment data for Myanmar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.016 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.9805 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0055 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0.0033 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Myanmar?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Myanmar 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Myanmar ranks 108th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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