Reservoir maximum water area in Australia
Australia: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.1%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
88th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2015
All-time low
0.0%
in 2010
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir maximum water area in Australia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir maximum water area in Australia stood at 0.1%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Australia peaked at 0.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
That places Australia 88th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Reservoir maximum water area in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
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More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate -3.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0342 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate -9.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Australia?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Australia was 0.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Australia ranks 88th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Reservoir maximum water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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