Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Northern Europe, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Northern Europe is 0.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 79.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Northern Europe peaked at 0.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Northern Europe 29th out of 37 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +63.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +38.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +27.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +6.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Northern Europe 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 | +63.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 26 Turkmenistan 1.4% compare
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- 29 Cuba 1.2% compare
- 30 Antigua and Barbuda 1.2% compare
- 31 United States Virgin Islands 1.1% compare
- 32 Senegal 1.0% compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.685 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.48 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.9433 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0.7673 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual 7.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate 11.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 13.76 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Northern Europe?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Northern Europe 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 Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Northern Europe rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Northern Europe ranks 29th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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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