Reservoir maximum water area in Oceania
Oceania: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.1%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
29th
of 33 groups
All-time high
0.1%
in 2015
All-time low
0.1%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir maximum water area in Oceania, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 0.1% for reservoir maximum water area in 2022.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Oceania peaked at 0.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Oceania 29th out of 33 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
More environment data for Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 6,408 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 4 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.74 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Oceania?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Oceania was 0.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Oceania rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Oceania ranks 29th out of 33 groups with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania 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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