Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Argentina
Argentina: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 1.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Argentina, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Argentina is 1.0%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.1% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Argentina peaked at 1.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2013.
That places Argentina 35th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Argentina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -16.1% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 1.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 2.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 3 |
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More environment data for Argentina
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.78 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 1.39 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 13.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 642,367 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Argentina?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Argentina was 1.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2013.
- How does Argentina rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Argentina ranks 35th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina 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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