Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Ethiopia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 0.2% for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and up 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Ethiopia peaked at 0.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 162nd out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +34.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +19.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +14.7% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3%, 74% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 77% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 2,672 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 36.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0009 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Land area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Ethiopia?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Ethiopia ranks 162nd out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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