Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 1.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Democratic Republic of Congo, 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 Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 1.5%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2000.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 35th 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 Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 1.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 11.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 1.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 13.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More reference data data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.2179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 3,057 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 235.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 1,764 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 313.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 57.74 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 35th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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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Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area).