Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 6,977 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
6,977
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
26th
of 219 countries
All-time high
6,988
in 2014
All-time low
6,710
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Kyrgyzstan, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Kyrgyzstan stood at 6,977.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 6,988 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6,710, in 2000.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 26th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,710 | — |
| 2001 | 6,877 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 6,887 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 6,923 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 6,962 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 6,969 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 6,977 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 6,985 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 6,984 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 6,985 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6,982 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 6,982 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6,982 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6,987 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 6,988 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6,979 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 6,968 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 6,963 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 6,963 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 6,966 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 6,973 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 6,979 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 6,977 | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,926 | 6,710 | 6,985 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,976 | 6,963 | 6,988 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,976 | 6,973 | 6,979 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More environment data for Kyrgyzstan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.581 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.97 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 17.3 % 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 0.0031 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 22.08 % 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 Kyrgyzstan?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Kyrgyzstan was 6,977 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 6,988 in 2014.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,710 in 2000.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 26th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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).