Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Armenia

Armenia: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 1,318 kmsq in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
1,318 kmsq
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
60th
of 212 countries
All-time high
1,318 kmsq
in 2021
All-time low
769.74 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Armenia, 2000–2022

05001.0k1.5k2000201120222000: 769.7 kmsq2001: 772.4 kmsq2002: 1.0k kmsq2003: 1.3k kmsq2004: 1.3k kmsq2005: 1.3k kmsq2006: 1.3k kmsq2007: 1.3k kmsq2008: 1.3k kmsq2009: 1.3k kmsq2010: 1.3k kmsq2011: 1.3k kmsq2012: 1.3k kmsq2013: 1.3k kmsq2014: 1.3k kmsq2015: 1.3k kmsq2016: 1.3k kmsq2017: 1.3k kmsq2018: 1.3k kmsq2019: 1.3k kmsq2020: 1.3k kmsq2021: 1.3k kmsq2022: 1.3k kmsq

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.

Analysis

The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area in Armenia is 1,318 kmsq, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Armenia peaked at 1,318 kmsq in 2021 and was at its lowest, 769.74 kmsq, in 2000.

Armenia ranks 60th of 212 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,162 kmsq 769.74 kmsq 1,303 kmsq 10
2010s 1,312 kmsq 1,305 kmsq 1,316 kmsq 10
2020s 1,318 kmsq 1,317 kmsq 1,318 kmsq 3

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 57 Rwanda 1,517 kmsq compare
  2. 58 South Africa 1,363 kmsq compare
  3. 59 Paraguay 1,336 kmsq compare
  4. 61 Switzerland 1,292 kmsq compare
  5. 62 Sudan 1,268 kmsq compare
  6. 63 Cuba 1,248 kmsq compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Armenia?
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Armenia was 1,318 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 1,318 kmsq in 2021.
What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 769.74 kmsq in 2000.
How does Armenia rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
Armenia ranks 60th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Armenia data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers permanent water area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Lakes and rivers permanent water area (square kilometres)
Unit
kmsq
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
277 places, 6,369 data points, 2000–2022
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