India vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Reservoir minimum water area

India
6,758
in 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa
88,648
in 2022
India rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
8th

Reservoir minimum water area over time

  • India
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k200020112022

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 88,648 against 6,758 in India, a difference of 81,890.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 13.1 times India's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

India ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 219 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 5,462 73,443 67,981 Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 6,464 88,304 81,840 Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 6,585 88,141 81,556 Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reservoir minimum water area, India or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 88,648 against 6,758 in India as of 2022.
What is the difference in reservoir minimum water area between India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
81,890, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do India and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for reservoir minimum water area?
India ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 219 countries.
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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About this data

Indicator
Reservoir minimum water area (square kilometres)
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