Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Romania
Romania: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change was 9.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Romania, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Romania stood at 9.5%.
That represents a change of up 17.4% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Romania peaked at 25.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2005.
That places Romania 195th out of 214 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.0% | — |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +158.5% |
| 2007 | 21.7% | +182.2% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | -59.7% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +93.0% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | -46.2% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +29.0% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -33.7% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +33.0% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -27.1% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | +17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 3.0% | 24.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 8.6% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 8.1% | 11.1% | 3 |
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More environment data for Romania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.634 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.03 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 16.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0443 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — 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 Romania?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Romania was 9.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area change recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area change recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2005.
- How does Romania rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area change?
- Romania ranks 195th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area change rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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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