Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Spain
Spain: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Spain, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Spain stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Spain peaked at 0.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Spain ranks 161st 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +93.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +33.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +38.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +29.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +20.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 72% of the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 92% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Spain 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 | +93.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate -0.7581 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0003 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate -0.9794 % 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 Spain?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Spain was 0.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Spain ranks 161st out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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