Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Western Asia
Western Asia: Lakes and rivers permanent water area was 90,641 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Western Asia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area in Western Asia is 90,641, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area in Western Asia peaked at 90,641 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 39,118, in 2000.
That places Western Asia 18th 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39,118 | — |
| 2001 | 48,136 | +23.1% |
| 2002 | 61,303 | +27.4% |
| 2003 | 76,910 | +25.5% |
| 2004 | 76,476 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 78,094 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 78,139 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 78,919 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 79,438 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 80,012 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 79,922 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 79,980 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 79,842 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 79,792 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 80,452 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 81,211 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 83,273 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 85,293 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 87,239 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 88,654 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 90,310 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 90,577 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 90,641 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69,655 | 39,118 | 80,012 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82,566 | 79,792 | 88,654 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90,509 | 90,310 | 90,641 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area in Western Asia?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area in Western Asia was 90,641 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 90,641 in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,118 in 2000.
- How does Western Asia rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Western Asia ranks 18th out of 34 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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