Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 73,458 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Southern Asia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Southern Asia stood at 73,458. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Southern Asia peaked at 73,458 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 55,881, in 2000.
That places Southern Asia 19th out of 34 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55,881 | — |
| 2001 | 59,358 | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 64,198 | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 71,697 | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 72,089 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 71,021 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 70,887 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 70,975 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 71,259 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 71,207 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 70,903 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 70,384 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 70,123 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 69,440 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 69,268 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 69,292 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 69,582 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 70,100 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 70,836 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 71,216 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 72,046 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 73,155 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 73,458 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67,857 | 55,881 | 72,089 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,115 | 69,268 | 71,216 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72,886 | 72,046 | 73,458 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Southern Asia?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Southern Asia was 73,458 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 73,458 in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,881 in 2000.
- How does Southern Asia rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Southern Asia ranks 19th out of 34 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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