Americas vs Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Reservoir maximum water area

Americas
0.3%
in 2022
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
0.5%
in 2022
Americas rank
15th
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
17th

Reservoir maximum water area over time

  • Americas
  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Democratic People's Republic of Korea currently reports 0.5% against 0.3% in Americas, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Democratic People's Republic of Korea's figure about 2.1 times Americas's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Democratic People's Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 15th and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 17th of 37 groups.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Democratic People's Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2010s 0.3% 0.5% 0.3% Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2020s 0.3% 0.5% 0.3% Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reservoir maximum water area, Americas or Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, at 0.5% against 0.3% in Americas as of 2022.
What is the difference in reservoir maximum water area between Americas and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
0.2%, with Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Americas and Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank globally for reservoir maximum water area?
Americas ranks 15th and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 17th of 37 groups.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Reservoir maximum water area (% of total land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Reservoir maximum water area (% of total land area)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
259 places, 5,955 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed