Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Nepal
Nepal: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Nepal, 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 Nepal is 0.1%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Nepal peaked at 0.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Nepal ranks 158th 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 155 Guinea-Bissau 0.1% compare
- 156 Palau 0.1% compare
- 157 Qatar 0.1% compare
- 159 Montenegro 0.1% compare
- 160 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% compare
- 161 Chad 0.1% compare
More environment data for Nepal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °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 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate 148.88 % 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 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Nepal?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Nepal 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Nepal ranks 158th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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