Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 11.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bangladesh, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bangladesh is 11.1%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bangladesh peaked at 12.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 2nd of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +64.1% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +33.1% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | +32.8% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | -4.8% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 11.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 35.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 11.1% is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.6%, 6.8× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bangladesh 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 | +64.1% | 3.0% | 4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 3.0% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.0% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.1% | 11.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.236 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita 0.0289 metric tons per person (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate -0.4328 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 100.4 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bangladesh?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bangladesh was 11.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Bangladesh ranks 2nd out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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