Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Uruguay
Uruguay: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change was -16.6% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Uruguay, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Uruguay is -16.6%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 54.7% on the previous year and down 1,955.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Uruguay peaked at 12.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, -16.6%, in 2022.
Uruguay ranks 212th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.8% | — |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -30.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -90.6% |
| 2008 | -0.1% | -111.7% |
| 2009 | -10.8% | +10988.3% |
| 2010 | -3.9% | -63.9% |
| 2011 | -5.2% | +34.3% |
| 2012 | -0.8% | -84.6% |
| 2013 | -9.8% | +1114.0% |
| 2014 | -0.5% | -94.4% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -349.7% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +144.4% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | +170.5% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -62.7% |
| 2021 | -10.7% | -405.2% |
| 2022 | -16.6% | +54.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | -10.8% | 12.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -9.8% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -7.9% | -16.6% | 3.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 209 Australia -7.2% compare
- 210 Hungary -7.2% compare
- 211 Solomon Islands -9.2% compare
- 213 Montserrat -18.0% compare
- 214 Niue -31.2% compare
More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 19.52 % 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 0.0214 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 4.29 % 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 Uruguay?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change in Uruguay was -16.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area change recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area change recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.6% in 2022.
- How does Uruguay rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area change?
- Uruguay ranks 212th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area change rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,955.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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