Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in South-eastern Asia
South-eastern Asia: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 1.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in South-eastern Asia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in South-eastern Asia is 1.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in South-eastern Asia peaked at 1.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.
South-eastern Asia ranks 7th of 37 groups 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 South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +23.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +15.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +25.5% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near South-eastern Asia
- 4 Viet Nam 5.3% compare
- 4 Viet Nam 5.3% compare
- 6 Caribbean 1.6% compare
- 6 Turks and Caicos Islands 3.0% compare
- 7 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2.9% compare
- 8 British Virgin Islands 2.6% compare
- 9 Cayman Islands 2.4% compare
- 10 Singapore 2.3% compare
More environment data for South-eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.195 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.1 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 22.16 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 10.49 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 54.39 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 11.54 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 6.08 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in South-eastern Asia?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in South-eastern Asia was 1.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- How does South-eastern Asia rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- South-eastern Asia ranks 7th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South-eastern Asia 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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