Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 59,506 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Iran (Islamic Republic of) recorded 59,506 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 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 59,506 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 43,053, in 2000.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 6th of 24 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43,053 | — |
| 2001 | 46,766 | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 51,949 | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 59,039 | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 58,526 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 58,401 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 58,345 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 58,465 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 58,444 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 58,393 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 57,978 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 57,571 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 57,175 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 56,712 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 56,594 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 56,481 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 56,650 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 57,144 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 57,697 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 58,099 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 58,920 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 59,464 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 59,506 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55,138 | 43,053 | 59,039 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,210 | 56,481 | 58,099 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,297 | 58,920 | 59,506 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- 3 Kazakhstan 155,467 compare
- 4 China 101,751 compare
- 5 Turkmenistan 88,527 compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 78,372 compare
- 7 Brazil 61,477 compare
- 8 Argentina 25,229 compare
- 9 Malawi 23,500 compare
More environment data for Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.488 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.07 °C (2025)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -8.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 11.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 13.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 18,618 1000 USD (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -7.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 59,506 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 59,506 in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,053 in 2000.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 6th out of 24 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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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