Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 17,415 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
17,415
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
6th
of 24 countries
All-time high
17,726
in 2009
All-time low
7,184
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Viet Nam, 2000–2022

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2000201120222000: 7.2k2001: 8.4k2002: 10.1k2003: 12.2k2004: 14.3k2005: 16.4k2006: 17.0k2007: 17.4k2008: 16.7k2009: 17.7k2010: 17.5k2011: 16.4k2012: 15.8k2013: 14.9k2014: 14.7k2015: 14.6k2016: 15.1k2017: 15.0k2018: 16.6k2019: 16.9k2020: 16.8k2021: 17.2k2022: 17.4k

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Viet Nam recorded 17,415 for lakes and rivers seasonal water area in 2022.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Viet Nam peaked at 17,726 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7,184, in 2000.

Viet Nam ranks 6th of 24 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 Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Lakes and rivers seasonal water area (square kilometres) in Viet Nam, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 7,184
2001 8,377 +16.6%
2002 10,090 +20.4%
2003 12,161 +20.5%
2004 14,316 +17.7%
2005 16,373 +14.4%
2006 16,981 +3.7%
2007 17,439 +2.7%
2008 16,694 -4.3%
2009 17,726 +6.2%
2010 17,514 -1.2%
2011 16,371 -6.5%
2012 15,818 -3.4%
2013 14,932 -5.6%
2014 14,735 -1.3%
2015 14,602 -0.9%
2016 15,072 +3.2%
2017 15,014 -0.4%
2018 16,647 +10.9%
2019 16,872 +1.3%
2020 16,810 -0.4%
2021 17,154 +2.0%
2022 17,415 +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13,734 7,184 17,726 10
2010s 15,758 14,602 17,514 10
2020s 17,126 16,810 17,415 3

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 3 China 81,086 compare
  2. 4 India 62,015 compare
  3. 5 Australia and New Zealand 51,211 compare
  4. 6 Australia 50,627 compare
  5. 7 Kazakhstan 50,254 compare
  6. 8 Brazil 43,922 compare
  7. 9 Argentina 28,440 compare

See the full ranking of 277 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Viet Nam?
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Viet Nam was 17,415 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 17,726 in 2009.
What is the lowest lakes and rivers seasonal water area recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 7,184 in 2000.
How does Viet Nam rank for lakes and rivers seasonal water area?
Viet Nam ranks 6th out of 24 countries with data for 2022.
Is lakes and rivers seasonal water area rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Viet Nam 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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Indicator
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area (square kilometres)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
277 places, 6,369 data points, 2000–2022
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