Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change was 15.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 15.0%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.8% on the previous year and up 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 31.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2005.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 218th out of 247 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.5% | — |
| 2006 | 19.4% | +670.3% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 29.5% | +53.2% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | -27.8% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -58.3% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -30.9% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +147.2% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +59.2% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -54.2% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | +136.9% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | +21.4% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | -35.5% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -24.8% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 15.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.5%, 34% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 15.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 55.2%, 27% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Bosnia and Herzegovina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +670.3% | 2.5% | 19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 2.5% | 29.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 6.0% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 15.0% | 20.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More environment data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.72 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.509 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.09 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 9,577 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 10.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0016 1000 ha per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 15.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area change recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area change recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2005.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area change?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 218th out of 247 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area change rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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