Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Austria
Austria: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 554.32 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Austria, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Austria stood at 554.32.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Austria peaked at 554.82 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 181.23, in 2000.
That places Austria 96th out of 254 countries 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 Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 181.23 | — |
| 2001 | 289.9 | +60.0% |
| 2002 | 399.25 | +37.7% |
| 2003 | 483.01 | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 543.61 | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 545.62 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 546.86 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 547.93 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 546.43 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 545.5 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 545.46 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 545.9 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 544.88 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 545.65 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 549.11 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 549.92 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 549.86 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 551.9 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 554.45 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 554.29 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 553.51 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 554.82 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 554.32 | -0.1% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 554.32 is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.79, 5.6× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Austria's 554.32 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 678.58, 82% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Austria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +60.0% | 181.23 | 289.9 |
| 2002 | +37.7% | 289.9 | 399.25 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 462.94 | 181.23 | 547.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 549.14 | 544.88 | 554.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 554.22 | 553.51 | 554.82 | 3 |
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More environment data for Austria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.529 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.833 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0096 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Austria?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Austria was 554.32 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 554.82 in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 181.23 in 2000.
- How does Austria rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Austria ranks 96th out of 254 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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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