Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Türkiye
Türkiye: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Türkiye, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Türkiye stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Türkiye peaked at 0.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Türkiye 95th 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 Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +59.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +27.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +30.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 0.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Türkiye's 0.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 1.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Türkiye 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 | +59.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2003 | +30.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 92 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.4% compare
- 92 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.4% compare
- 94 Melanesia 0.4% compare
- 95 Türkiye 0.4% compare
- 97 Puerto Rico 0.4% compare
- 98 Tuvalu 0.4% compare
More environment data for Türkiye
- Heating Degree Days 4,494 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,217 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 933,118 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 355,994 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 577,124 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.73 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.578 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 31.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 6.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Türkiye?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Türkiye was 0.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Türkiye rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Türkiye ranks 95th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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