Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Uganda
Uganda: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 3.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
3.3%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
18th
of 221 countries
All-time high
3.3%
in 2007
All-time low
1.4%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Uganda, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 3.3% for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Uganda peaked at 3.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 18th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +47.2% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +32.2% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +21.0% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.4% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 15 Greenland 4.2% compare
- 16 Kyrgyzstan 3.5% compare
- 17 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3.4% compare
- 19 Switzerland 3.1% compare
- 20 British Virgin Islands 3.1% compare
- 21 French Polynesia 2.8% compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0088 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 7.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Uganda?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Uganda was 3.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Uganda ranks 18th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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