Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Germany
Germany: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Germany, 2000–2022
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Germany is 0.9%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Germany peaked at 0.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.
Germany ranks 54th of 208 countries on this measure, 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 Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +39.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +26.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 2.1× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Germany 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 | +39.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| 2002 | +26.6% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More reference data data for Germany
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 15.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 80.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.56 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Germany?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Germany was 0.9% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Germany ranks 54th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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).