Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Western Europe
Western Europe: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Western Europe, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Western Europe stood at 0.2%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 73.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Western Europe peaked at 0.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Western Europe 35th out of 37 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +92.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +47.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +30.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Western Europe 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 | +92.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 32 Senegal 1.0% compare
- 33 Russian Federation 1.0% compare
- 33 Russian Federation 1.0% compare
- 35 Argentina 1.0% compare
- 36 Kuwait 1.0% compare
- 37 Canada 1.0% compare
- 38 Guinea-Bissau 1.0% compare
More environment data for Western Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 151.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 54.56 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 97.02 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.73 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 14.73 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Western Europe?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Western Europe was 0.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Western Europe rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Western Europe ranks 35th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe 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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