Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Chile
Chile: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 1.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Chile, 2000–2022
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 1.5% for share of land covered by lakes and rivers in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Chile peaked at 1.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.
Chile ranks 36th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +38.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +28.6% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 3.3× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 2.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +38.0% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
| 2002 | +28.6% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More reference data data for Chile
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2204 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Chile?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Chile was 1.5% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Chile ranks 36th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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).