Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Western Asia
Western Asia: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 1.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Western Asia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Western Asia stood at 1.9%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Western Asia peaked at 1.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2000.
That places Western Asia 13th out of 37 groups 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +23.1% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +27.4% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +25.5% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Western Asia?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Western Asia 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- How does Western Asia rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Western Asia ranks 13th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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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