Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Americas
Americas: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Americas, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Americas stood at 0.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Americas peaked at 0.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
Americas ranks 15th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Americas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Export value 2.84 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 548.84 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 533.65 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -3.24 % (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 51.25 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Americas?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Americas was 0.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does Americas rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Americas ranks 15th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers seasonal water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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