Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in New Zealand, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.2% for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in New Zealand peaked at 0.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places New Zealand 155th 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +116.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +50.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +36.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +29.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +6.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 77% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 52% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in New Zealand 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 | +116.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2002 | +50.6% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate -2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita 0.08 metric tons per person (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 15.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 5,089 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in New Zealand?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in New Zealand was 0.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- New Zealand ranks 155th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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