Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Egypt
Egypt: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Egypt, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Egypt stood at 0.2%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 94.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Egypt peaked at 0.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 153rd of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +46.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +24.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +9.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 72% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 89% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More environment data for Egypt
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 1.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 1.59 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0.1357 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 6,981 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -68.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Egypt?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Egypt was 0.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Egypt ranks 153rd out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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