Egypt vs United States of America: Reservoir minimum water area

Egypt
0.4%
in 2022
United States of America
0.5%
in 2022
Egypt rank
18th
United States of America rank
16th

Reservoir minimum water area over time

  • Egypt
  • United States of America
0.20.30.40.5200020112022

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 16th of 222 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3% 0.5% 0.1% United States of America
2010s 0.4% 0.5% 0.1% United States of America
2020s 0.4% 0.5% 0.1% United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reservoir minimum water area, Egypt or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Egypt as of 2022.
What is the difference in reservoir minimum water area between Egypt and United States of America?
0.1%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United States of America?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Egypt and United States of America rank globally for reservoir minimum water area?
Egypt ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 16th of 222 countries.
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.

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About this data

Indicator
Reservoir minimum 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