Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 1.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Uzbekistan, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Uzbekistan stood at 1.9%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Uzbekistan peaked at 4.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2022.
That places Uzbekistan 30th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.7% | — |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 3 |
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More environment data for Uzbekistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -18.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.74 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.76 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate 36.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0004 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -92.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Uzbekistan?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Uzbekistan was 1.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2022.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Uzbekistan ranks 30th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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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