Portugal vs United States: Reservoir minimum water area
Portugal
0.4%
in 2022
United States
0.5%
in 2022
Portugal rank
19th
United States rank
16th
Reservoir minimum water area over time
- Portugal
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 19th and United States ranks 16th of 222 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | United States |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | United States |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reservoir minimum water area, Portugal or United States?
- United States, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in reservoir minimum water area between Portugal and United States?
- 0.1%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Portugal and United States rank globally for reservoir minimum water area?
- Portugal ranks 19th and United States 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.