Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bahrain
Bahrain: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 11.63 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bahrain, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 11.63 for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 139.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bahrain peaked at 11.63 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.1, in 2007.
That places Bahrain 158th out of 219 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.28 | — |
| 2001 | 4.6 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 5.15 | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 6.19 | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 5.23 | -15.6% |
| 2005 | 4.61 | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 4.35 | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 4.1 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 4.13 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.6 | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 4.76 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 4.71 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 4.86 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 4.81 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 5.31 | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 5.66 | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 6.91 | +22.1% |
| 2017 | 7.79 | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 8.4 | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 8.8 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 10.22 | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 10.83 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 11.63 | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.72 | 4.1 | 6.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2 | 4.71 | 8.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.89 | 10.22 | 11.63 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 155 Trinidad and Tobago 13.64 compare
- 156 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 13.46 compare
- 157 Eswatini 13.08 compare
- 159 Åland Islands 10.73 compare
- 160 Lebanon 8.43 compare
- 161 Curaçao 6.87 compare
More environment data for Bahrain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -43.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.397 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.82 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 12.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0371 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -15.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0313 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bahrain?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Bahrain was 11.63 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 11.63 in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 in 2007.
- How does Bahrain rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Bahrain ranks 158th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers seasonal water area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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