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Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change (%)

· higher is better · 208 countries

United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 2022
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  1. 1Faroe Islands1,166.1
  2. 2Iceland929.3
  3. 3Kiribati396.6
  4. 4Monaco388
  5. 5Gibraltar348.9
  6. 6Andorra257.1
  7. 7Marshall Islands241.7
  8. 8French Polynesia240.9
  9. 9Equatorial Guinea234.9
  10. 10Micronesia, Fed. Sts.213
  11. 11Fiji200.9
  12. 12Cabo Verde184.6
  13. 13Northern Mariana Islands179.8
  14. 14Vanuatu179.2
  15. 15Dominica174.1
  16. 16United Kingdom165.5
  17. 17Jordan163.9
  18. 18Tonga160.6
  19. 19Djibouti159.7
  20. 20Guam155.3
  21. 21Isle of Man154.3
  22. 22Naoero153.4
  23. 23Malawi146.4
  24. 24Palau145.2
  25. 25Norway141.7
  26. 26Gabon141.1
  27. 27Liechtenstein136.6
  28. 28Ecuador134.7
  29. 29Ireland131.2
  30. 30Benin127.7
  31. 31Aruba127
  32. 32Comoros125.2
  33. 33Malta124.5
  34. 34Barbados122.8
  35. 35Greenland119.6
  36. 36Burundi117.2
  37. 37Ghana115.5
  38. 38Virgin Islands (U.S.)114.9
  39. 39Bahrain113
  40. 40Cameroon111.3
  41. 41Curacao110.5
  42. 42Uganda108.2
  43. 43Grenada106.1
  44. 44Libya104.6
  45. 45Bermuda102.8
  46. 46Niger100.4
  47. 47South Sudan99.5
  48. 48Somalia, Fed. Rep.99.3
  49. 49Kuwait99.1
  50. 50Liberia98.4
  51. 51Ethiopia98.2
  52. 52Mauritius96.9
  53. 53St. Lucia94.9
  54. 54Belgium94.7
  55. 55New Caledonia93.6
  56. 56Cote d'Ivoire92.8
  57. 57Yemen, Rep.92.8
  58. 58Angola91.3
  59. 59Togo89.8
  60. 60Italy89.3
  61. 61Rwanda89.2
  62. 62Russian Federation87.9
  63. 63Nigeria87.6
  64. 64Switzerland87.6
  65. 65Seychelles87.4
  66. 66San Marino83.2
  67. 67Samoa82.3
  68. 68Congo, Rep.80.7
  69. 69British Virgin Islands80.5
  70. 70Mongolia80
  71. 71Iraq79.5
  72. 72Kyrgyz Republic79.4
  73. 73Burkina Faso79
  74. 74Sierra Leone78.3
  75. 75Singapore74
  76. 76Guinea73.1
  77. 77Eritrea72.5
  78. 78St. Vincent and the Grenadines71
  79. 79Zambia70.3
  80. 80Egypt, Arab Rep.70.2
  81. 81Bhutan69.4
  82. 82Saudi Arabia67.9
  83. 83Kazakhstan66.8
  84. 84Malaysia66.8
  85. 85Brunei Darussalam66.7
  86. 86Qatar65.7
  87. 87Macao SAR, China65.5
  88. 88Luxembourg62.9
  89. 89Costa Rica62.7
  90. 90Portugal61.6
  91. 91Guyana61.2
  92. 92Tuvalu60.4
  93. 93Cyprus60.2
  94. 94Turkmenistan59.8
  95. 95Iran, Islamic Rep.59.5
  96. 96Cayman Islands59
  97. 97France59
  98. 98Estonia58.5
  99. 99Oman58.4
  100. 100Chad58.3
  101. 101Botswana57.9
  102. 102Tunisia57.5
  103. 103Denmark57.3
  104. 104Suriname57
  105. 105Austria55.6
  106. 106Finland55.2
  107. 107Spain54.5
  108. 108Indonesia53.4
  109. 109Kenya52.7
  110. 110Germany51.8
  111. 111Congo, Dem. Rep.51.6
  112. 112Chile51
  113. 113Antigua and Barbuda50.9
  114. 114Papua New Guinea50.9
  115. 115St. Martin (French part)50.8
  116. 116Bolivia50.7
  117. 117Mali50.6
  118. 118St. Kitts and Nevis50.5
  119. 119Dominican Republic50.2
  120. 120Hong Kong SAR, China49.6
  121. 121Venezuela, RB49.5
  122. 122Poland49.1
  123. 123Tanzania47
  124. 124Puerto Rico (US)46.6
  125. 125Guinea-Bissau46.5
  126. 126Lao PDR46.3
  127. 127Nicaragua45
  128. 128Panama44.8
  129. 129Tajikistan44.5
  130. 130Albania44.5
  131. 131Czechia44.1
  132. 132Sri Lanka43.7
  133. 133Philippines43.5
  134. 134Georgia42.6
  135. 135Bulgaria42.2
  136. 136Japan41.9
  137. 137Central African Republic41.2
  138. 138North Macedonia41
  139. 139Namibia40.6
  140. 140Greece38.6
  141. 141Slovenia38.1
  142. 142Mauritania37.9
  143. 143Lithuania37.6
  144. 144Latvia37.5
  145. 145Turkiye37
  146. 146Armenia36.8
  147. 147Israel36.4
  148. 148Mozambique36.3
  149. 149China36.2
  150. 150Turks and Caicos Islands35.8
  151. 151Peru35.4
  152. 152Guatemala35.3
  153. 153Morocco34.8
  154. 154Uzbekistan34.7
  155. 155Senegal34.1
  156. 156Korea, Dem. People's Rep.34
  157. 157Myanmar33.6
  158. 158Zimbabwe32.9
  159. 159India32.4
  160. 160Nepal31.8
  161. 161Honduras31.8
  162. 162Croatia30.9
  163. 163Gambia, The30.3
  164. 164Paraguay30.2
  165. 165Colombia30
  166. 166Ukraine29.5
  167. 167Syrian Arab Republic29.3
  168. 168Canada29.2
  169. 169United States27.1
  170. 170Thailand26.5
  171. 171Lebanon26.4
  172. 172South Africa25.8
  173. 173Pakistan24.7
  174. 174Montenegro24.2
  175. 175Eswatini23.9
  176. 176Algeria22.6
  177. 177Serbia22.4
  178. 178New Zealand22.4
  179. 179Madagascar22.2
  180. 180Slovak Republic20.6
  181. 181Viet Nam18.1
  182. 182Moldova17.5
  183. 183Cuba16.4
  184. 184Afghanistan15.8
  185. 185Bosnia and Herzegovina15
  186. 186Lesotho14
  187. 187Haiti13.9
  188. 188Bahamas, The13.4
  189. 189Mexico9.8
  190. 190Bangladesh9.7
  191. 191Belize9.5
  192. 192Romania9.5
  193. 193Brazil8.3
  194. 194Korea, Rep.7.1
  195. 195Sudan7
  196. 196Azerbaijan6.6
  197. 197Cambodia5.6
  198. 198Sint Maarten (Dutch part)5.6
  199. 199El Salvador3.5
  200. 200Argentina3.5
  201. 201Jamaica2.1
  202. 202Timor-Leste1.8
  203. 203Trinidad and Tobago-0.34
  204. 204American Samoa-6
  205. 205Australia-7.2
  206. 206Hungary-7.2
  207. 207Solomon Islands-9.2
  208. 208Uruguay-16.6

Lakes and rivers seasonal water area change (%)