New Zealand vs Turkey: Reservoir maximum water area

New Zealand
0.4%
in 2022
Turkey
0.5%
in 2022
New Zealand rank
33rd
Turkey rank
30th

Reservoir maximum water area over time

  • New Zealand
  • Turkey
0.10.20.30.40.5200020112022

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Turkey ahead.

New Zealand ranks 33rd and Turkey ranks 30th of 222 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Turkey Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% New Zealand
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Turkey
2020s 0.4% 0.5% 0.0% Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reservoir maximum water area, New Zealand or Turkey?
Turkey, at 0.5% against 0.4% in New Zealand as of 2022.
What is the difference in reservoir maximum water area between New Zealand and Turkey?
0.1%, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Turkey?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do New Zealand and Turkey rank globally for reservoir maximum water area?
New Zealand ranks 33rd and Turkey ranks 30th of 222 countries.
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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About this data

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