Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Brazil
Brazil: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.5%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
79th
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2019
All-time low
0.4%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Brazil, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Brazil stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Brazil peaked at 0.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
That places Brazil 79th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 99% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 76 Latvia 0.5% compare
- 77 Sierra Leone 0.5% compare
- 78 Peru 0.5% compare
- 80 Honduras 0.5% compare
- 81 Faroe Islands 0.5% compare
- 82 United Republic of Tanzania 0.5% compare
More environment data for Brazil
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 8.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 7.06 % 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 0.004 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Brazil?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Brazil was 0.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Brazil ranks 79th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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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