Reservoir maximum water area in Northern America
Northern America: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.3%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
12th
of 37 groups
All-time high
0.3%
in 2000
All-time low
0.3%
in 2008
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir maximum water area in Northern America, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 0.3% for reservoir maximum water area in 2022.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Northern America peaked at 0.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2008.
Northern America ranks 12th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Reservoir maximum water area in Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
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% | 0.3% | 3 |
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More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Northern America?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Northern America was 0.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2008.
- How does Northern America rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Northern America ranks 12th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern America 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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