Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 1.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Southern Asia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 1.1% for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Southern Asia peaked at 1.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2000.
Southern Asia ranks 18th of 37 groups 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 15 Greenland 4.2% compare
- 16 Kyrgyzstan 3.5% compare
- 17 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3.4% compare
- 18 Uganda 3.3% compare
- 19 Switzerland 3.1% compare
- 20 British Virgin Islands 3.1% compare
- 21 French Polynesia 2.8% compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Southern Asia?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Southern Asia was 1.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- How does Southern Asia rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Southern Asia ranks 18th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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