Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 113.85 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Burkina Faso, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 113.85 for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Burkina Faso peaked at 113.85 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.72, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 118th of 219 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.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.72 | — |
| 2001 | 31.66 | +18.5% |
| 2002 | 37.36 | +18.0% |
| 2003 | 46.02 | +23.2% |
| 2004 | 52.01 | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 52.43 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 53.99 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 57.94 | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 60.22 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 61.82 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 65.95 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 71.51 | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 77.72 | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 84.19 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 90.18 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 93.58 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 95.07 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 97.01 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 98.15 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 100.15 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 102.96 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 108.7 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 113.85 | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.02 | 26.72 | 61.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.35 | 65.95 | 100.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.51 | 102.96 | 113.85 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 0.2778 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0005 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Burkina Faso?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Burkina Faso was 113.85 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 113.85 in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.72 in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 118th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).