Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Egypt
Egypt: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 2,240 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Egypt, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Egypt stood at 2,240. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 94.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Egypt peaked at 2,240 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 690.97, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 35th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 690.97 | — |
| 2001 | 1,012 | +46.5% |
| 2002 | 1,249 | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 1,550 | +24.2% |
| 2004 | 1,496 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 1,431 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 1,363 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 1,377 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1,323 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 1,303 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 1,229 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 1,160 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 1,150 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1,202 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 1,220 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1,323 | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 1,462 | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 1,561 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 1,590 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1,631 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1,801 | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 2,039 | +13.2% |
| 2022 | 2,240 | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,279 | 690.97 | 1,550 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,353 | 1,150 | 1,631 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,027 | 1,801 | 2,240 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 32 Cabo Verde 28.03 compare
- 32 Ethiopia 2,287 compare
- 33 Ukraine 2,267 compare
- 34 Paraguay 2,254 compare
- 36 Finland 2,123 compare
- 37 Afghanistan 2,087 compare
- 38 Papua New Guinea 2,066 compare
More environment data for Egypt
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0031 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate -11.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Egypt?
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Egypt was 2,240 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2,240 in 2022.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 690.97 in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
- Egypt ranks 35th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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