Reservoir maximum water area in Iraq
Iraq: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.8%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
8th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2003
All-time low
0.6%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir maximum water area in Iraq, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir maximum water area in Iraq is 0.8%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Iraq peaked at 1.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
That places Iraq 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir maximum water area in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +28.9% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +23.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 3 |
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More environment data for Iraq
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -38.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.0003 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -8.56 % 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 Iraq?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Iraq was 0.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Iraq ranks 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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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