Reservoir maximum water area in Portugal
Portugal: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Portugal, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.5% for reservoir maximum water area in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Portugal peaked at 0.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Portugal 24th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +109.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +63.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +38.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +34.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3 |
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More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.2759 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0267 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Portugal?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Portugal was 0.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Portugal ranks 24th out of 222 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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