Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Mexico
Mexico: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Mexico, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Mexico is 0.6%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Mexico peaked at 0.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2006.
That places Mexico 69th 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +2.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More environment data for Mexico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6859 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6189 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.62 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate -0.2127 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0002 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate -0.1139 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — 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 Mexico?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Mexico was 0.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2006.
- How does Mexico rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Mexico ranks 69th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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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