Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Colombia
Colombia: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Colombia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.7% 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 1.8% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Colombia peaked at 0.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
That places Colombia 53rd 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +25.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +1.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 1.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 50 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.7% compare
- 51 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.7% compare
- 52 Cabo Verde 0.7% compare
- 54 Philippines 0.7% compare
- 55 Republic of Korea 0.7% compare
- 55 Korea 0.7% compare
More environment data for Colombia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 20,267 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 496,258 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -3.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 188,509 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Colombia?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Colombia was 0.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Colombia ranks 53rd out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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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