Largest Surface water increase
Ukraine increased by 2440.02% entre 2000 e 2024.
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Observations6,061
Entities250
Periods25
Range2000–2024
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Largest Surface water increase
Ukraine increased by 2440.02% entre 2000 e 2024.
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Largest Surface water decline
Albania declined by 100.00% entre 2000 e 2024.
Largest Unimproved increase
North Korea increased by 173960177.33% entre 2000 e 2023.
Largest Unimproved decline
American Samoa declined by 100.00% entre 2000 e 2024.
Largest Limited increase
Ukraine increased by 5213.62% entre 2000 e 2024.
Largest Limited decline
Armenia declined by 100.00% entre 2000 e 2024.
Largest Basic increase
Netherlands increased by 1632.88% entre 2000 e 2024.
Largest Basic decline
Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba declined by 100.00% entre 2000 e 2024.
Largest Safely managed increase
Tanzania increased by 4782.34% entre 2000 e 2024.
Largest Safely managed decline
Northern Mariana Islands declined by 33.75% entre 2000 e 2024.
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Afghanistan ↗Africa (WHO) ↗Albania ↗Algeria ↗American Samoa ↗Americas (WHO) ↗Andorra ↗Angola ↗Anguilla ↗Antigua and Barbuda ↗Argentina ↗Armenia ↗Aruba ↗Australia ↗Australia and New Zealand (UN SDG) ↗Austria ↗Azerbaijan ↗Bahamas ↗Bahrain ↗Bangladesh ↗Barbados ↗Belarus ↗Belgium ↗Belize ↗Benin ↗Bermuda ↗Bhutan ↗Bolivia ↗Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba ↗Bosnia and Herzegovina ↗Botswana ↗Brazil ↗British Virgin Islands ↗Brunei ↗Bulgaria ↗Burkina Faso ↗Burundi ↗Cambodia ↗Cameroon ↗Canada ↗Cape Verde ↗Cayman Islands ↗Central African Republic ↗Central and Southern Asia (UN SDG) ↗Chad ↗Chile ↗China ↗Colombia ↗Comoros ↗Congo ↗Cook Islands ↗Costa Rica ↗Cote d'Ivoire ↗Croatia ↗Cuba ↗Curacao ↗Cyprus ↗Czechia ↗Democratic Republic of Congo ↗Denmark ↗Djibouti ↗Dominica ↗Dominican Republic ↗East Timor ↗Eastern Mediterranean (WHO) ↗Eastern and South-Eastern Asia (UN SDG) ↗Ecuador ↗Egypt ↗El Salvador ↗Equatorial Guinea ↗Eritrea ↗Estonia ↗Eswatini ↗Ethiopia ↗Europe (WHO) ↗Europe and Northern America (UN SDG) ↗Falkland Islands ↗Faroe Islands ↗Fiji ↗Finland ↗France ↗French Guiana ↗French Polynesia ↗Gabon ↗Gambia ↗Georgia ↗Germany ↗Ghana ↗Gibraltar ↗Greece ↗Greenland ↗Grenada ↗Guadeloupe ↗Guam ↗Guatemala ↗Guinea ↗Guinea-Bissau ↗Guyana ↗Haiti ↗High-income countries ↗
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| Entity | Code | Year | Surface water | Unimproved | Limited | Basic | Safely managed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | AFG | 2000 | 4905580.0 | 8688905.0 | 550900.4 | 3673364.5 | 2311575.8 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | 2001 | 4939360.0 | 8752553.0 | 555190.5 | 3705481.2 | 2331721.8 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | 2002 | 5036724.5 | 8903391.0 | 632047.9 | 4176851.8 | 2629102.2 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | 2003 | 5176443.5 | 9126207.0 | 721933.3 | 4730265.0 | 2978200.0 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | 2004 | 5176598.5 | 9102593.0 | 799779.1 | 5204334.0 | 3277350.0 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | 2005 | 5164780.0 | 9057989.0 | 881692.4 | 5706154.0 | 3593951.8 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | 2006 | 5175490.5 | 9050257.0 | 973852.75 | 6272974.5 | 3951518.5 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | 2007 | 5065792.0 | 8829611.0 | 1021028.9 | 6679364.0 | 4314055.0 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | 2008 | 4965034.5 | 8622534.0 | 1069558.1 | 7176657.5 | 4648837.5 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | 2009 | 4929247.5 | 8525535.0 | 1132852.6 | 7827507.0 | 5050959.5 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | 2010 | 4849808.0 | 8349798.0 | 1187437.2 | 8459509.0 | 5437537.5 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | 2011 | 4797900.0 | 8217940.0 | 1250176.2 | 9194777.0 | 5886913.0 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | 2012 | 4752674.0 | 8093143.5 | 1316982.1 | 10012301.0 | 6384932.0 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | 2013 | 4666615.0 | 7894146.5 | 1374688.5 | 10816784.0 | 6870468.5 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | 2014 | 4579213.0 | 7687975.5 | 1433995.4 | 11693645.0 | 7397695.0 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | 2015 | 4456623.0 | 7417575.5 | 1484156.9 | 12559718.0 | 7913692.5 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | 2016 | 4297122.5 | 7080820.0 | 1523027.1 | 13394141.0 | 8405503.0 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | 2017 | 4137855.2 | 6739589.0 | 1562955.2 | 14306608.0 | 8941926.0 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | 2018 | 3970172.5 | 6378952.0 | 1601229.5 | 15280569.0 | 9512117.0 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | 2019 | 3791964.2 | 5994822.5 | 1637169.2 | 16316307.0 | 10115858.0 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | 2020 | 3605739.5 | 5590337.0 | 1672104.6 | 17434976.0 | 10765823.0 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | 2021 | 3376924.5 | 5111972.0 | 1689397.4 | 18465728.0 | 11356389.0 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | 2022 | 3131298.5 | 4540230.5 | 1686274.0 | 19361540.0 | 11859501.0 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | 2023 | 2920658.8 | 4131123.5 | 1684160.1 | 20320758.0 | 12398061.0 |
| Afghanistan | AFG | 2024 | 2720254.8 | 3766910.2 | 1687319.4 | 21442184.0 | 13030823.0 |
| Africa (WHO) | WHO_AFR | 2000 | 117026760.0 | 176117230.0 | 58387650.0 | 185957100.0 | 133082060.0 |
| Africa (WHO) | WHO_AFR | 2001 | 117585016.0 | 176205840.0 | 61824440.0 | 194265650.0 | 138274190.0 |
| Africa (WHO) | WHO_AFR | 2002 | 117010140.0 | 177058580.0 | 65097670.0 | 202378290.0 | 144778000.0 |
| Africa (WHO) | WHO_AFR | 2003 | 116175830.0 | 177871950.0 | 68447330.0 | 210984480.0 | 151616800.0 |
| Africa (WHO) | WHO_AFR | 2004 | 115222790.0 | 178637200.0 | 71881704.0 | 219657780.0 | 159148640.0 |
| Africa (WHO) | WHO_AFR | 2005 | 114164056.0 | 179303980.0 | 75413120.0 | 228724140.0 | 167031700.0 |
| Africa (WHO) | WHO_AFR | 2006 | 113017656.0 | 179792080.0 | 78989704.0 | 238037890.0 | 175496420.0 |
| Africa (WHO) | WHO_AFR | 2007 | 111752200.0 | 180253230.0 | 82686650.0 | 247353440.0 | 184651300.0 |
| Africa (WHO) | WHO_AFR | 2008 | 110329660.0 | 180543380.0 | 86495336.0 | 256953170.0 | 194496660.0 |
| Africa (WHO) | WHO_AFR | 2009 | 108747280.0 | 180713170.0 | 90397490.0 | 266746820.0 | 204937630.0 |
| Africa (WHO) | WHO_AFR | 2010 | 107057240.0 | 180753620.0 | 94396550.0 | 276724930.0 | 216004900.0 |
| Africa (WHO) | WHO_AFR | 2011 | 107378984.0 | 182274640.0 | 100943030.0 | 290961250.0 | 227917580.0 |
| Africa (WHO) | WHO_AFR | 2012 | 105409990.0 | 182137220.0 | 105322150.0 | 301406700.0 | 240511070.0 |
| Africa (WHO) | WHO_AFR | 2013 | 103209110.0 | 181856480.0 | 109772380.0 | 311923840.0 | 253811100.0 |
| Africa (WHO) | WHO_AFR | 2014 | 100773704.0 | 181345650.0 | 114214900.0 | 322429470.0 | 267856110.0 |
| Africa (WHO) | WHO_AFR | 2015 | 98122760.0 | 180603870.0 | 119015520.0 | 332569730.0 | 282772860.0 |
| Africa (WHO) | WHO_AFR | 2016 | 95305736.0 | 179763650.0 | 123926810.0 | 342709000.0 | 298028130.0 |
| Africa (WHO) | WHO_AFR | 2017 | 92131270.0 | 178899000.0 | 128837016.0 | 353137380.0 | 313679940.0 |
| Africa (WHO) | WHO_AFR | 2018 | 89026710.0 | 177577780.0 | 134168240.0 | 363054940.0 | 330690720.0 |
| Africa (WHO) | WHO_AFR | 2019 | 85717140.0 | 175976300.0 | 139721090.0 | 373106340.0 | 348226660.0 |
| Africa (WHO) | WHO_AFR | 2020 | 82292860.0 | 174090900.0 | 145411070.0 | 385307600.0 | 364254340.0 |
| Africa (WHO) | WHO_AFR | 2021 | 79033380.0 | 171601020.0 | 151149330.0 | 399077600.0 | 379336960.0 |
| Africa (WHO) | WHO_AFR | 2022 | 75714830.0 | 169887060.0 | 157384560.0 | 412098460.0 | 394185950.0 |
| Africa (WHO) | WHO_AFR | 2023 | 72331750.0 | 167647310.0 | 162226600.0 | 427703700.0 | 409552420.0 |
| Africa (WHO) | WHO_AFR | 2024 | 69367690.0 | 164733870.0 | 168074640.0 | 442851200.0 | 425209100.0 |