Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in United States of America
United States of America: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
47th
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2021
All-time low
0.5%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in United States of America, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in United States of America is 0.8%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in United States of America peaked at 0.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.
United States of America ranks 47th of 221 countries 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -0.0% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.8× the median. (80 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 44 Marshall Islands 0.8% compare
- 45 Seychelles 0.8% compare
- 46 Botswana 0.8% compare
- 48 Northern Mariana Islands 0.8% compare
- 49 Madagascar 0.8% compare
- 50 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.7% compare
More environment data for United States of America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate -9.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita 0.0138 metric tons per person (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 6,193 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.91 Percentage change (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in United States of America?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in United States of America was 0.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- How does United States of America rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- United States of America ranks 47th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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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