Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Philippines
Philippines: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Philippines, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 0.7% 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 2.3% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Philippines peaked at 0.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
Philippines ranks 54th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +22.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +2.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 51 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.7% compare
- 52 Cabo Verde 0.7% compare
- 53 Colombia 0.7% compare
- 55 Republic of Korea 0.7% compare
- 55 Korea 0.7% compare
- 57 Australia 0.7% compare
More environment data for Philippines
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.177 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.905 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0.4547 % 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 0 % 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 Philippines?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Philippines was 0.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does Philippines rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Philippines ranks 54th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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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