Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Thailand

Thailand: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 2,233 kmsq in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
2,233 kmsq
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
40th
of 219 countries
All-time high
2,248 kmsq
in 2010
All-time low
1,042 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Thailand, 2000–2022

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2000201120222000: 1.0k kmsq2001: 1.2k kmsq2002: 1.3k kmsq2003: 1.7k kmsq2004: 2.1k kmsq2005: 2.1k kmsq2006: 2.1k kmsq2007: 2.1k kmsq2008: 2.1k kmsq2009: 2.2k kmsq2010: 2.2k kmsq2011: 2.2k kmsq2012: 2.2k kmsq2013: 2.2k kmsq2014: 2.1k kmsq2015: 2.1k kmsq2016: 2.1k kmsq2017: 2.0k kmsq2018: 2.1k kmsq2019: 2.2k kmsq2020: 2.2k kmsq2021: 2.2k kmsq2022: 2.2k kmsq

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 2,233 kmsq for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Thailand peaked at 2,248 kmsq in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,042 kmsq, in 2000.

Thailand ranks 40th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,801 kmsq 1,042 kmsq 2,183 kmsq 10
2010s 2,149 kmsq 2,025 kmsq 2,248 kmsq 10
2020s 2,198 kmsq 2,174 kmsq 2,233 kmsq 3

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 37 France 2,536 kmsq compare
  2. 38 Papua New Guinea 2,482 kmsq compare
  3. 39 Philippines 2,413 kmsq compare
  4. 41 Estonia 2,018 kmsq compare
  5. 42 Egypt 1,967 kmsq compare
  6. 43 Iraq 1,963 kmsq compare

See the full ranking of 277 places β†’

More environment data for Thailand

All data for Thailand β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Thailand?
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Thailand was 2,233 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 2,248 kmsq in 2010.
What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 1,042 kmsq in 2000.
How does Thailand rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
Thailand ranks 40th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand 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 Β· JSON β€” 23 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Thailand. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/lakes-and-rivers-permanent-water-area-square-kilometres/thailand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/lakes-and-rivers-permanent-water-area-square-kilometres/thailand/">Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Thailand</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Lakes and rivers permanent water area (square kilometres)
Unit
kmsq
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
277 places, 6,369 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed