Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Japan
Japan: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Japan, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.3% 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 4.1% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Japan peaked at 0.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2014.
Japan ranks 123rd 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +4.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.0× the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 69% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More environment data for Japan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 91,547 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 210,175 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 220,973 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 26.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Japan?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Japan 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- How does Japan rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Japan ranks 123rd out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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