Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 1,170 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Tajikistan, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Tajikistan stood at 1,170. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Tajikistan peaked at 1,170 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 876.63, in 2000.
Tajikistan ranks 64th of 219 countries on this measure, 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 Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 876.63 | — |
| 2001 | 996.86 | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 1,001 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1,156 | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 1,156 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,149 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1,156 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1,162 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,165 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,159 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,155 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,157 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,154 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,155 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,155 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,154 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,144 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,148 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,148 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,151 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,154 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,162 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,170 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,098 | 876.63 | 1,165 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,152 | 1,144 | 1,157 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,162 | 1,154 | 1,170 | 3 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.61 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.32 °C (2025)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -85.94 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Tajikistan?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Tajikistan was 1,170 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,170 in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 876.63 in 2000.
- How does Tajikistan rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Tajikistan ranks 64th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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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