Reservoir maximum water area in Mozambique
Mozambique: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Mozambique, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir maximum water area in Mozambique is 0.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Mozambique peaked at 0.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 43rd out of 222 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir maximum water area in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 3 |
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More environment data for Mozambique
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.256 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0013 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -28.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0.0004 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Mozambique?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Mozambique was 0.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Mozambique ranks 43rd out of 222 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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