Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Kenya
Kenya: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Kenya, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Kenya is 0.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Kenya peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 187th of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +27.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +73.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +40.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +30.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 43% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 51% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +73.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2003 | +40.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2004 | +30.3% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 2001 | +27.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 49,354 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -26.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0.0002 % 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 0.001 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Kenya?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Kenya was 0.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Kenya ranks 187th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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