Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Peru
Peru: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Peru, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.5% for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Peru peaked at 0.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
Peru ranks 78th 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 75 French Polynesia 0.5% compare
- 76 Latvia 0.5% compare
- 77 Sierra Leone 0.5% compare
- 79 Brazil 0.5% compare
- 80 Honduras 0.5% compare
- 81 Faroe Islands 0.5% compare
More environment data for Peru
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4511 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.18 °C (2025)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard -9.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0.0019 million SLC per person (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual -9.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per unit 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Peru?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Peru was 0.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does Peru rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Peru ranks 78th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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