Reservoir maximum water area in Nepal
Nepal: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
122nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2017
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir maximum water area in Nepal, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir maximum water area in Nepal stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Nepal peaked at 0.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Nepal ranks 122nd of 193 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +16.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +33.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +26.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
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 Nepal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate -63.58 % 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 0.0002 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -40.67 % 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 Nepal?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Nepal was 0.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Nepal ranks 122nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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