Dataset

Indicator 6.6.1: Lakes and rivers permanent water area (square kilometres)

Surface WaterGlobalUnited Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Dataset Objective

To show the proportion of total land area covered by permanent lakes and rivers.

Context

This dataset covers the period of 2000 to 2020. This dataset is part of the Global SDG Indicator database compiled through the UN System in preparation for the Secretary-General's annual report on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.

What is included

This dataset contains the sustainable development goal code, goal label, description, target code, target description, global locations, geographic area name and code, parent geographic area name, geographic area type, earliest and latest years, available years, and the total area covered by permanent lakes and rivers in square kilometers for different countries.

Collection Methods

This dataset was collected through satellite images.