Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Indonesia
Indonesia: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Indonesia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Indonesia is 0.6%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Indonesia peaked at 0.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places Indonesia 58th 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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More environment data for Indonesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.153 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 717,400 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 2.98 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 706,440 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 44.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Indonesia?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Indonesia was 0.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Indonesia rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Indonesia ranks 58th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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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