Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 88,527 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Turkmenistan, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 88,527 for lakes and rivers permanent water area in 2022.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Turkmenistan peaked at 88,762 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 68,418, in 2000.
Turkmenistan ranks 5th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68,418 | — |
| 2001 | 70,431 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 79,966 | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 85,778 | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 85,885 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 85,750 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 85,734 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 85,830 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 85,876 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 86,022 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 86,054 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 86,117 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 86,047 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 85,944 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 85,874 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 85,785 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 86,312 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 86,958 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 87,621 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 88,152 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 88,762 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 88,687 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 88,527 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81,969 | 68,418 | 86,022 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86,486 | 85,785 | 88,152 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88,659 | 88,527 | 88,762 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 2 Russian Federation 425,204 compare
- 3 Kazakhstan 155,467 compare
- 4 China 101,751 compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 78,372 compare
- 7 Brazil 61,477 compare
- 8 Argentina 25,229 compare
More environment data for Turkmenistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -34.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -23.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.705 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 28 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 154.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 23 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 155.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -15.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Turkmenistan?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Turkmenistan was 88,527 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 88,762 in 2020.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 68,418 in 2000.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Turkmenistan ranks 5th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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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