Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Saudi Arabia is 0.0%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Saudi Arabia 217th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +25.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 15% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 17% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, gaps filled 2.97 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 258,330 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 8,967 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, annual growth rate -23.37 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Saudi Arabia?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Saudi Arabia was 0.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 217th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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