Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Poland
Poland: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 1.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Poland, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 1.0% for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Poland peaked at 1.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.
That places Poland 52nd out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +42.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +29.9% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 3 |
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More environment data for Poland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.777 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0.1057 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.1147 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate -7.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.0212 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import value, annual growth rate 0.1876 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Poland?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Poland was 1.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Poland ranks 52nd out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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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