Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Austria
Austria: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Austria, 2000–2022
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Austria stood at 0.7%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Austria peaked at 0.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places Austria 76th out of 208 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.
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Austria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +59.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +37.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +20.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.5× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 94% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More reference data data for Austria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6222 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Austria?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Austria was 0.7% in 2022, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Austria rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Austria ranks 76th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area).