Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Tunisia
Tunisia: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Tunisia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Tunisia stood at 0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Tunisia peaked at 0.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Tunisia 63rd out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +164.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +29.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +23.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +54.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +28.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +21.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +26.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -6.1% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3%, 2.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Tunisia 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 | +164.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More environment data for Tunisia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -14.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.421 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 7,969 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 104.96 % 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 0.0013 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Tunisia?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Tunisia was 0.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Tunisia rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Tunisia ranks 63rd out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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