Reservoir maximum water area in India
India: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in India, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir maximum water area in India is 0.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in India peaked at 0.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
That places India 20th 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
- 17 Portugal 0.5% compare
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More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 12.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0003 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate 54.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in India?
- Reservoir maximum water area in India was 0.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does India rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- India ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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