Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Northern America
Northern America: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Northern America, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 0.9% for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Northern America peaked at 0.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2001.
That places Northern America 11th out of 37 groups 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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 8 British Virgin Islands 2.6% compare
- 9 Cayman Islands 2.4% compare
- 10 Singapore 2.3% compare
- 11 Saint Martin (French part) 2.2% compare
- 12 Uzbekistan 2.0% compare
- 13 Pakistan 1.9% compare
- 14 India 1.9% compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Northern America?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Northern America was 0.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2001.
- How does Northern America rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Northern America ranks 11th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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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