Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Yemen
Yemen: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 0.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Yemen, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.0% for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Yemen peaked at 0.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
Yemen ranks 212th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +34.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +27.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
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More environment data for Yemen
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -36.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -31.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 43.43 % change on previous year (1998)
- Standard Deviation 0.393 °C (1998)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (1998)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Yemen?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Yemen was 0.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Yemen rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Yemen ranks 212th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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