Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Azerbaijan, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 0.9% for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Azerbaijan peaked at 1.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
Azerbaijan ranks 40th of 221 countries on this measure, 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 Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +53.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +24.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +21.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +3.3% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 0.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 4.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +53.1% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More environment data for Azerbaijan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.689 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 8,736 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 46.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0008 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Azerbaijan?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Azerbaijan was 0.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Azerbaijan ranks 40th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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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