Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Armenia
Armenia: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 1,318 kmsq in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Armenia, 2000β2022
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More environment data for Armenia
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -10.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs β Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.764 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import -13.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0.0011 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3575 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.33 Percentage change (2024)
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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