Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Mozambique
Mozambique: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Mozambique, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.4% 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 8.4% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Mozambique peaked at 0.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 99th 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +8.4% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 97 Puerto Rico 0.4% compare
- 98 Tuvalu 0.4% compare
- 100 Ukraine 0.4% compare
- 101 Polynesia 0.4% compare
- 102 American Samoa 0.4% compare
More environment data for Mozambique
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.256 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 26,324 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 98,849 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 74.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 25,418 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -20.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Mozambique?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Mozambique was 0.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Mozambique ranks 99th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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