Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Uruguay
Uruguay: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Uruguay, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Uruguay stood at 0.5%.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Uruguay peaked at 0.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2001.
That places Uruguay 93rd 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 90 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.6% compare
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More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 18.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.2652 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 23.89 % 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 Uruguay?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Uruguay 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
- How does Uruguay rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Uruguay ranks 93rd out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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