Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) stood at 0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) peaked at 0.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
That places Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 90th 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 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +19.7% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 3 |
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More environment data for Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.301 °C (2025)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.25 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 24.42 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 18,241 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 84.68 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 20.68 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 31.98 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 21,541 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 0.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 90th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 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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