Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Israel
Israel: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change was 36.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Israel, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Israel stood at 36.4%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.4% on the previous year and up 4,664.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Israel peaked at 36.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -1.8%, in 2011.
Israel ranks 154th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.2% | — |
| 2006 | 10.7% | +30.6% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -20.2% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -33.9% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | -20.3% |
| 2011 | -1.8% | -143.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -143.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -31.5% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +320.9% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +275.3% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +50.3% |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 22.9% | +55.5% |
| 2021 | 29.5% | +28.8% |
| 2022 | 36.4% | +23.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 5.0% | 10.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | -1.8% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 22.9% | 36.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More environment data for Israel
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.63 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 95.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0855 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate 0.5747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Israel?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Israel was 36.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area change recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area change recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.8% in 2011.
- How does Israel rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area change?
- Israel ranks 154th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area change rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,664.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).