Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 1.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Eastern Europe, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Eastern Europe stood at 1.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Eastern Europe peaked at 1.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places Eastern Europe 9th out of 37 groups 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 Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +54.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +35.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +28.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Eastern Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +54.8% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
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- 9 Cayman Islands 2.4% compare
- 10 Singapore 2.3% compare
- 11 Saint Martin (French Part) 2.2% compare
- 12 Uzbekistan 2.0% compare
More environment data for Eastern Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.81 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 339.05 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 89.12 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 249.93 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 13.20 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Eastern Europe?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Eastern Europe 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 Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Eastern Europe ranks 9th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Europe 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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