Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Qatar
Qatar: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Qatar, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Qatar stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Qatar peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2002.
That places Qatar 157th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 154 Kuwait 0.1% compare
- 155 Guinea-Bissau 0.1% compare
- 156 Palau 0.1% compare
- 158 Nepal 0.1% compare
- 159 Montenegro 0.1% compare
- 160 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% compare
More environment data for Qatar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -61.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -51.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.396 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.77 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 7.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.0541 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Qatar?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Qatar was 0.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2002.
- How does Qatar rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Qatar ranks 157th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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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