Reservoir maximum water area in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Reservoir maximum water area was 0.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir maximum water area in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 0.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 35th of 37 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir maximum water area in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 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% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
More environment data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 24.9% (2025)
- Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 16.9% (2025)
- Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 9.0% (2025)
- Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 0.1% (2025)
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by 21.3% (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 62.6% (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 36.3% (2024)
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 0.2% (2023)
- Water Use Efficiency 84.64 (2023)
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 0.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 0.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 35th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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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