Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Pakistan
Pakistan: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 1.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.9%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
13th
of 221 countries
All-time high
2.0%
in 2014
All-time low
1.0%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Pakistan, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Pakistan stood at 1.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Pakistan peaked at 2.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
Pakistan ranks 13th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -0.6% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 1.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 6.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 1.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 7.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 10 Singapore 2.3% compare
- 11 Saint Martin (French Part) 2.2% compare
- 12 Uzbekistan 2.0% compare
- 14 India 1.9% compare
- 15 Kazakhstan 1.8% compare
- 16 Thailand 1.6% compare
More environment data for Pakistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.373 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 570 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 3.81 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 455,355 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate 87.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Pakistan?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Pakistan was 1.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Pakistan ranks 13th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).