Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Europe
Europe: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Europe, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Europe recorded 0.8% for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 74.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Europe peaked at 0.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Europe ranks 13th of 37 groups 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 Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +56.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +36.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +28.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 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 | +56.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 10 Singapore 2.3% compare
- 11 Saint Martin (French Part) 2.2% compare
- 12 Uzbekistan 2.0% compare
- 13 Pakistan 1.9% compare
- 14 India 1.9% compare
- 15 Kazakhstan 1.8% compare
- 16 Thailand 1.6% compare
More environment data for Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 16.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 11.92 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Europe?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Europe was 0.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Europe rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Europe ranks 13th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).