Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Canada
Canada: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 1.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Canada, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Canada stood at 1.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Canada peaked at 1.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2004.
Canada ranks 37th 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 Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +2.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 3.6× the median. (80 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 35 Argentina 1.0% compare
- 36 Kuwait 1.0% compare
- 38 Guinea-Bissau 1.0% compare
- 39 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.0% compare
- 40 Azerbaijan 0.9% compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate -0.2062 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0009 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate -0.228 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Canada?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Canada was 1.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2004.
- How does Canada rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Canada ranks 37th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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