Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Reservoir minimum water area

Kenya
3,849
in 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa
88,648
in 2022
Kenya rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
8th

Reservoir minimum water area over time

  • Kenya
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 88,648 against 3,849 in Kenya, a difference of 84,799.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 23.0 times Kenya's.

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

Kenya ranks 11th 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 Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 3,180 73,443 70,263 Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 3,823 88,304 84,482 Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 3,842 88,141 84,299 Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reservoir minimum water area, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 88,648 against 3,849 in Kenya as of 2022.
What is the difference in reservoir minimum water area between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
84,799, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for reservoir minimum water area?
Kenya ranks 11th 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