Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 7.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Nicaragua, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 7.2% for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Nicaragua peaked at 7.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2000.
That places Nicaragua 8th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.7% | — |
| 2001 | 7.1% | +25.2% |
| 2002 | 7.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 7.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.7% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.2% | 3 |
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More environment data for Nicaragua
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2024)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 -2.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0.0004 million USD per person (2023)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value -13.21 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Nicaragua?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Nicaragua was 7.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Nicaragua ranks 8th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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