Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Latvia
Latvia: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Latvia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 0.5% 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 0.2% on the previous year and up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Latvia peaked at 0.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Latvia 76th 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 Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +66.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +42.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +27.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.9× the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 2.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Latvia 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 | +66.9% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2002 | +42.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 2003 | +27.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 25,277 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.0035 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Land area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Latvia?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Latvia was 0.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Latvia ranks 76th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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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