Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Israel
Israel: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Israel, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Israel 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 5.3% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Israel peaked at 0.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Israel ranks 148th 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +47.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +31.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +25.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +5.3% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 84% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Israel's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 95% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Israel 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 | +47.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 2002 | +31.5% | 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% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More environment data for Israel
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.63 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 56,192 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 31,645 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 7.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 19,885 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 117.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Israel?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Israel 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Israel rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Israel ranks 148th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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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