Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Myanmar
Myanmar: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 3,050 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Myanmar, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Myanmar stood at 3,050.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Myanmar peaked at 3,079 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,315, in 2000.
That places Myanmar 44th out of 254 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,315 | — |
| 2001 | 1,510 | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 1,623 | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 2,122 | +30.7% |
| 2004 | 2,638 | +24.3% |
| 2005 | 2,574 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 2,657 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 2,717 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 2,826 | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 2,932 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 2,946 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2,892 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 2,920 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2,877 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 2,780 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 2,804 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 2,813 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2,839 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 2,880 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2,970 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 2,999 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 3,079 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 3,050 | -1.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 3,050 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 287.35, 10.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 3,050 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.79, 30.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +30.7% | 1,623 | 2,122 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,291 | 1,315 | 2,932 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,872 | 2,780 | 2,970 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,043 | 2,999 | 3,079 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More environment data for Myanmar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.016 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.9805 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.3823 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.7174 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Myanmar?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Myanmar was 3,050 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 3,079 in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,315 in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Myanmar ranks 44th out of 254 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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