Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Namibia
Namibia: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Namibia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Namibia stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Namibia peaked at 0.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2001.
Namibia ranks 70th of 221 countries on this measure, 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +26.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 3 |
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More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 -2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0.0003 million USD per person (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 4.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Namibia?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Namibia 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2001.
- How does Namibia rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Namibia ranks 70th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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