Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Niger
Niger: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Niger, 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 Niger is 0.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 51.0% on the previous year and up 80.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Niger peaked at 0.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Niger 206th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +35.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +31.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +22.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +34.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +20.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -20.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +51.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
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More environment data for Niger
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °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 -97.92 % 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 Niger?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Niger was 0.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Niger ranks 206th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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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