Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 0.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 51st 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 Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 |
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More environment data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.499 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.26 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.45 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.35 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 12,000 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.32 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,460 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.31 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea 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 Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 51st out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea 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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