Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bulgaria, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.1% for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bulgaria peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 190th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +227.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +53.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +38.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +38.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 46% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 59% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bulgaria 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 | +227.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2002 | +53.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2003 | +38.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2004 | +38.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
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More environment data for Bulgaria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.573 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 28,620 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -12.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0.0027 % 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 0.0017 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bulgaria?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bulgaria was 0.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Bulgaria ranks 190th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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