Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Estonia
Estonia: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Estonia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Estonia stood at 0.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Estonia peaked at 0.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Estonia ranks 117th 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 Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +46.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +39.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +26.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.1× the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Estonia 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 | +46.5% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Estonia?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Estonia was 0.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Estonia ranks 117th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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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