Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia is 0.0%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
Saudi Arabia ranks 214th of 221 countries on this measure, 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +28.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +29.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
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 Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.0001 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Saudi Arabia?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 214th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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