Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Greece
Greece: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 678.58 kmsq in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Greece, 2000β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
Greece recorded 678.58 kmsq for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Greece peaked at 679.76 kmsq in 2021 and was at its lowest, 125.59 kmsq, in 2000.
Greece ranks 83rd of 235 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 | 466.89 kmsq | 125.59 kmsq | 594.77 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 622.98 kmsq | 584.67 kmsq | 668.43 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 678.62 kmsq | 677.53 kmsq | 679.76 kmsq | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Greece?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Greece was 678.58 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 679.76 kmsq in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 125.59 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Greece ranks 83rd out of 235 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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