Reservoir maximum water area in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Eastern Asia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir maximum water area in Eastern Asia is 0.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Eastern Asia peaked at 0.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Eastern Asia ranks 26th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir maximum water area in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 23 Egypt 0.5% compare
- 24 Portugal 0.5% compare
- 25 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.5% compare
- 25 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.5% compare
- 27 Republic of Korea 0.5% compare
- 27 Republic of Korea 0.5% compare
- 29 Malaysia 0.5% compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 6.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 25.26 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Eastern Asia?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Eastern Asia was 0.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Eastern Asia ranks 26th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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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