Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers was 0.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Mongolia, 2000–2022
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.9% for share of land covered by lakes and rivers in 2022.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Mongolia peaked at 0.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.
That places Mongolia 59th 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +31.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 2.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 Mongolia
More reference data data for Mongolia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0069 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0378 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Mongolia?
- Share of land covered by lakes and rivers in Mongolia 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of land covered by lakes and rivers recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Mongolia ranks 59th out of 208 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of land covered by lakes and rivers rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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).