Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Paraguay
Paraguay: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Paraguay, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Paraguay is 0.6%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 14.6% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Paraguay peaked at 0.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2004.
That places Paraguay 71st out of 221 countries 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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -18.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +13.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -14.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More environment data for Paraguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.45 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.698 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 275,921 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 5.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0059 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Paraguay?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Paraguay was 0.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2004.
- How does Paraguay rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Paraguay ranks 71st out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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