Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Panama
Panama: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Panama, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.3% for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Panama peaked at 0.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2009.
Panama ranks 127th of 221 countries on this measure, 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 Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +27.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 100% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 54% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More environment data for Panama
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.66 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 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0001 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Panama?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Panama was 0.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
- How does Panama rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Panama ranks 127th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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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