Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Thailand
Thailand: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 1.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Thailand, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 1.6% 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 6.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Thailand peaked at 1.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.
That places Thailand 16th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +37.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +41.9% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +6.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 4.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 4.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +41.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More environment data for Thailand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 662,937 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate -38.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0007 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Thailand?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Thailand was 1.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Thailand ranks 16th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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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