Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 1.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Russian Federation, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Russian Federation stood at 1.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Russian Federation peaked at 1.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places Russian Federation 33rd out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +55.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +35.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +28.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Russian Federation changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +55.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 30 Antigua and Barbuda 1.2% compare
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- 33 Russian Federation 1.0% compare
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More environment data for Russian Federation
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.586 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.87 °C (2025)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 8.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ -0.4392 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, gaps filled 233,102 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 15,748 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -15.29 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Russian Federation?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Russian Federation was 1.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Russian Federation rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Russian Federation ranks 33rd out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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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