Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Poland
Poland: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 3,109 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Poland, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Poland recorded 3,109 for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Poland peaked at 3,116 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,429, in 2000.
Poland ranks 43rd of 254 countries 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 Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,429 | — |
| 2001 | 2,039 | +42.6% |
| 2002 | 2,649 | +29.9% |
| 2003 | 2,976 | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 3,022 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 3,045 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 3,055 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 3,061 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 3,069 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 3,063 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 3,055 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 3,059 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3,054 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 3,051 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 3,066 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 3,084 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 3,082 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 3,095 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 3,116 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3,116 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 3,105 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 3,112 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 3,109 | -0.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 3,109 is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.79, 31.5× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Poland's 3,109 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 678.58, 4.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Poland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +42.6% | 1,429 | 2,039 |
| 2002 | +29.9% | 2,039 | 2,649 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,741 | 1,429 | 3,069 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,078 | 3,051 | 3,116 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,109 | 3,105 | 3,112 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More environment data for Poland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.777 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.73 % 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 0.1029 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Poland?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Poland was 3,109 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,116 in 2018.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,429 in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Poland ranks 43rd out of 254 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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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