Americas vs Iraq: Reservoir minimum water area
Americas
0.4%
in 2022
Iraq
0.7%
in 2022
Americas rank
8th
Iraq rank
9th
Reservoir minimum water area over time
- Americas
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.7% against 0.4% in Americas, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.5 times Americas's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 8th and Iraq ranks 9th of 37 groups.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reservoir minimum water area, Americas or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.7% against 0.4% in Americas as of 2022.
- What is the difference in reservoir minimum water area between Americas and Iraq?
- 0.3%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Iraq?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Americas and Iraq rank globally for reservoir minimum water area?
- Americas ranks 8th and Iraq ranks 9th of 37 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Reservoir minimum water area (% of total land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.