Lakes and rivers permanent water area in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in South-Eastern Asia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in South-Eastern Asia stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 0.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
That places South-Eastern Asia 30th out of 37 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia
- 27 Tonga 2.2% compare
- 28 Israel 2.0% compare
- 29 Norway 1.9% compare
- 30 Uzbekistan 1.9% compare
- 31 Cambodia 1.9% compare
- 32 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.8% compare
- 33 North Macedonia 1.8% compare
More environment data for South-Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.195 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.1 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 22.16 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 10.49 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 54.39 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 11.54 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 6.08 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in South-Eastern Asia?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in South-Eastern Asia was 0.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 30th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South-Eastern Asia 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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