Americas vs India: Reservoir minimum water area

Americas
178,607 kmsq
in 2022
India
6,758 kmsq
in 2022
Americas rank
3rd
India rank
6th

Reservoir minimum water area over time

  • Americas
  • India
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k200020112022

How they compare

Americas currently reports 178,607 kmsq against 6,758 kmsq in India, a difference of 171,849 kmsq.

That makes Americas's figure about 26.4 times India's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 3rd and India ranks 6th of 13 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas India Difference Ahead
2000s 173,557 kmsq 5,462 kmsq 168,095 kmsq Americas
2010s 177,989 kmsq 6,464 kmsq 171,524 kmsq Americas
2020s 178,409 kmsq 6,585 kmsq 171,824 kmsq Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reservoir minimum water area, Americas or India?
Americas, at 178,607 kmsq against 6,758 kmsq in India as of 2022.
What is the difference in reservoir minimum water area between Americas and India?
171,849 kmsq, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and India?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Americas and India rank globally for reservoir minimum water area?
Americas ranks 3rd and India ranks 6th of 13 groups.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Reservoir minimum water area (square kilometres). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Reservoir minimum water area (square kilometres)
Unit
kmsq
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
277 places, 6,369 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed