Reservoir maximum water area in El Salvador

El Salvador: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
11th
of 222 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2001
All-time low
0.7%
in 2020
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir maximum water area in El Salvador, 2000–2022

00.20.40.60.82000201120222000: 0.721 %2001: 0.723 %2002: 0.712 %2003: 0.71 %2004: 0.706 %2005: 0.703 %2006: 0.702 %2007: 0.708 %2008: 0.702 %2009: 0.703 %2010: 0.701 %2011: 0.699 %2012: 0.702 %2013: 0.708 %2014: 0.707 %2015: 0.71 %2016: 0.709 %2017: 0.701 %2018: 0.7 %2019: 0.7 %2020: 0.698 %2021: 0.7 %2022: 0.705 %

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for reservoir maximum water area in El Salvador is 0.7%, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in El Salvador peaked at 0.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2020.

El Salvador ranks 11th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Reservoir maximum water area in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Reservoir maximum water area (% of total land area) in El Salvador, 2000 to 2022.
Year % Change
2000 0.7%
2001 0.7% +0.2%
2002 0.7% -1.5%
2003 0.7% -0.3%
2004 0.7% -0.6%
2005 0.7% -0.5%
2006 0.7% -0.1%
2007 0.7% +0.9%
2008 0.7% -0.8%
2009 0.7% +0.1%
2010 0.7% -0.3%
2011 0.7% -0.3%
2012 0.7% +0.4%
2013 0.7% +0.9%
2014 0.7% -0.1%
2015 0.7% +0.3%
2016 0.7% -0.0%
2017 0.7% -1.2%
2018 0.7% -0.1%
2019 0.7% -0.1%
2020 0.7% -0.2%
2021 0.7% +0.2%
2022 0.7% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 10
2020s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir maximum water area in El Salvador?
Reservoir maximum water area in El Salvador was 0.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2001.
What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2020.
How does El Salvador rank for reservoir maximum water area?
El Salvador ranks 11th out of 222 countries with data for 2022.
Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this El Salvador 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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Indicator
Reservoir maximum water area (% of total land area)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
259 places, 5,955 data points, 2000–2022
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