Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Lebanon
Lebanon: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.1%
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
207th
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2007
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Lebanon, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 0.1% for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Lebanon peaked at 0.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Lebanon ranks 207th 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 Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +34.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +30.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +19.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -24.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +27.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 26% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 32% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
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 Lebanon
More environment data for Lebanon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.5 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 32 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 16,794 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 7.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 4,857 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 23.78 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Lebanon?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Lebanon 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Lebanon ranks 207th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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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