Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Korea
Korea: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Korea, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Korea recorded 0.7% for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Korea peaked at 0.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2014.
That places Korea 55th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.3× the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Korea's 0.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 52 Cabo Verde 0.7% compare
- 53 Colombia 0.7% compare
- 54 Philippines 0.7% compare
- 55 Republic of Korea 0.7% compare
- 57 Australia 0.7% compare
- 58 Indonesia 0.6% compare
More environment data for Korea
- Heating Degree Days 4,260 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,564 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 3.56 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1.27 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 2.28 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Korea?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Korea was 0.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
- How does Korea rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Korea ranks 55th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea 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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