Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Peru
Peru: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.9% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Peru, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area in Peru is 0.9%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Peru peaked at 1.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2022.
That places Peru 49th out of 192 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 3 |
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More environment data for Peru
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4511 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.18 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -43.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0015 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -57.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Peru?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Peru was 0.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2022.
- How does Peru rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Peru ranks 49th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Peru 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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