Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 1,633 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
1,633
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
53rd
of 219 countries
All-time high
1,892
in 2004
All-time low
1,313
in 2001
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bangladesh, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bangladesh stood at 1,633.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bangladesh peaked at 1,892 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1,313, in 2001.
Bangladesh ranks 53rd of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,334 | — |
| 2001 | 1,313 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1,360 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1,538 | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 1,892 | +23.0% |
| 2005 | 1,762 | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 1,750 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,713 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1,722 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,710 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1,634 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 1,603 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1,598 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,525 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 1,451 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 1,456 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,426 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1,409 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1,445 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1,482 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1,523 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 1,586 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 1,633 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,610 | 1,313 | 1,892 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,503 | 1,409 | 1,634 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,581 | 1,523 | 1,633 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.236 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 14,580 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 75.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 8,880 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 51.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bangladesh?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Bangladesh was 1,633 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1,892 in 2004.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,313 in 2001.
- How does Bangladesh rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Bangladesh ranks 53rd out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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