Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Viet Nam, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 0.8% for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Viet Nam peaked at 0.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
Viet Nam ranks 67th of 221 countries 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 Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +22.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +27.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 64 Tajikistan 0.8% compare
- 65 Philippines 0.8% compare
- 66 Dominican Republic 0.8% compare
- 67 Viet Nam 0.8% compare
- 69 El Salvador 0.8% compare
- 70 Faroe Islands 0.8% compare
More environment data for Viet Nam
- Heating Degree Days 201.25 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 4,503 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 9.08 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 3.43 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 5.65 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.4764 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 5.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Viet Nam?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Viet Nam was 0.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Viet Nam rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Viet Nam ranks 67th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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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