Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Northern Africa, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 0.1% for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Northern Africa peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Northern Africa 37th out of 37 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +51.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +22.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +55.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Northern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +55.9% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 2001 | +51.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 35 Argentina 1.0% compare
- 36 Kuwait 1.0% compare
- 37 Canada 1.0% compare
- 38 Guinea-Bissau 1.0% compare
- 39 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.0% compare
- 40 Azerbaijan 0.9% compare
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 888,500 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 1.10 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Northern Africa?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Northern Africa 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Northern Africa rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Northern Africa ranks 37th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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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