Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 0.2%.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 174th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +250.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +135.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +36.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +23.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +28.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -4.1% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 49% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 80% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 | +250.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2002 | +135.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More environment data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.72 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.509 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.09 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.915 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 174th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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