Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Congo
Congo: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in 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 Congo stood at 0.5%.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Congo peaked at 0.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Congo 91st 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +61.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +42.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +30.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 4.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Congo 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 | +61.5% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2002 | +42.9% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 2003 | +30.0% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More reference data data for Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1866 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0668 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Congo?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Congo was 0.5% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Congo ranks 91st out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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About this data
Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area).