Reservoir maximum water area in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Bulgaria, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.3% for reservoir maximum water area in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Bulgaria peaked at 0.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir maximum water area in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +69.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +46.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +32.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +26.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
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- 36 Eswatini 0.3% compare
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More environment data for Bulgaria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.573 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -51.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0015 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -21.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Bulgaria?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Bulgaria was 0.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Bulgaria ranks 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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