Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 5.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Viet Nam, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Viet Nam is 5.3%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Viet Nam peaked at 5.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2000.
That places Viet Nam 4th 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 Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +16.6% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +20.5% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +1.5% |
Viet Nam compared with similar countries
- Viet Nam's 5.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 14.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Viet Nam's 5.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 12.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.2% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 1 Bahamas 14.6% compare
- 2 Bangladesh 11.1% compare
- 3 Cambodia 6.5% compare
- 4 Viet Nam 5.3% compare
- 6 Turks and Caicos Islands 3.0% compare
- 7 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2.9% compare
More environment data for Viet Nam
- Heating Degree Days 201.25 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 4,503 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 9.08 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 3.43 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 5.65 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.4764 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 5.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Viet Nam?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Viet Nam was 5.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- How does Viet Nam rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Viet Nam ranks 4th out of 221 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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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