Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Central Asia
Central Asia: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 1.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Central Asia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Central Asia is 1.7%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Central Asia peaked at 1.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.
Central Asia ranks 3rd of 37 groups 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 Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +21.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
More environment data for Central Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.724 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 3.05 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 60,266 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 89,684 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 74.52 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.35 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 2.07 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Central Asia?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Central Asia was 1.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- How does Central Asia rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Central Asia ranks 3rd out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Asia 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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