Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Portugal
Portugal: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Portugal, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area in Portugal is 0.2%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Portugal peaked at 0.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Portugal ranks 143rd 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +97.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +56.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +34.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +24.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
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More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 3.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0.0004 million USD per person (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value -2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Portugal?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Portugal was 0.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Portugal ranks 143rd out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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