Reservoir maximum water area in Ghana
Ghana: Reservoir maximum water area was 3.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
3.0%
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
2nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
3.0%
in 2014
All-time low
1.1%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir maximum water area in Ghana, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir maximum water area in Ghana stood at 3.0%.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Ghana peaked at 3.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2000.
That places Ghana 2nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir maximum water area in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +44.7% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +32.2% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 3 |
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More environment data for Ghana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -4.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0058 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 155.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Ghana?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Ghana was 3.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Ghana ranks 2nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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