Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in China
China: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in China, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in China stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in China peaked at 0.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
That places China 43rd out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +20.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +1.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 2.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- China's 0.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 2.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
- 40 Azerbaijan 0.9% compare
- 41 Zambia 0.9% compare
- 42 Naoero 0.9% compare
- 44 Marshall Islands 0.8% compare
- 45 Seychelles 0.8% compare
- 46 Botswana 0.8% compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 8.85 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -0.6966 % 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 0.0007 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Land area — 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 China?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in China was 0.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does China rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- China ranks 43rd out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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