Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 1.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) is 1.0%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) peaked at 1.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2010.
That places Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 39th out of 221 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +25.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +15.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 3 |
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More environment data for Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.301 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Permanent crops — Area 700 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 24.42 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.25 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 18,241 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 84.68 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,055 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 31.98 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 1.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2010.
- How does Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 39th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 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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