Reservoir maximum water area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Melanesia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir maximum water area in Melanesia stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Melanesia peaked at 0.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Melanesia ranks 133rd of 222 countries 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 Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
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More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.8 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 6,033 t (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 6,096 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Melanesia?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Melanesia was 0.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Melanesia rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Melanesia ranks 133rd out of 222 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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