Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 844.47 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 844.47 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 1.6% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 844.47 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 566.41, in 2000.
That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 80th out of 252 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 Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 566.41 | — |
| 2001 | 570.96 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 593.7 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 604.51 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 626.14 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 650.59 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 653.69 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 640.6 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 647.6 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 649.72 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 640.7 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 631.59 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 612.62 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 593.94 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 595.54 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 607.39 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 612.98 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 669.74 | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 710.6 | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 729.07 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 762.23 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 831.4 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 844.47 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 620.39 | 566.41 | 653.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 640.42 | 593.94 | 729.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 812.7 | 762.23 | 844.47 | 3 |
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More environment data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.499 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.26 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.45 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.35 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 12,000 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.32 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,460 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.31 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 844.47 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 844.47 in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 566.41 in 2000.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 80th out of 252 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea 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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