Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in World
World: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 0.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
17th
of 37 groups
All-time high
0.7%
in 2021
All-time low
0.4%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in World, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
World recorded 0.7% for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in World peaked at 0.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
World ranks 17th of 37 groups on this measure, 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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near World
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0.1874 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0002 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0.0804 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in World?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in World was 0.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does World rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- World ranks 17th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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