Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Lakes and rivers seasonal water area was 17,415 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers seasonal water area in Viet Nam, 2000–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More environment data for Viet Nam
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2718 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6413 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.817 °C (2025)
- Inland waters — Area 1,791 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 642 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.22 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.05 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 39.36 % (2024)
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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