Reservoir maximum water area in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.3%
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
13th
of 37 groups
All-time high
0.3%
in 2015
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir maximum water area in Southern Europe, 2000–2022

0.050.10.150.20.252000201120222000: 0.046 %2001: 0.087 %2002: 0.138 %2003: 0.182 %2004: 0.228 %2005: 0.241 %2006: 0.244 %2007: 0.242 %2008: 0.246 %2009: 0.243 %2010: 0.241 %2011: 0.248 %2012: 0.256 %2013: 0.258 %2014: 0.267 %2015: 0.273 %2016: 0.273 %2017: 0.272 %2018: 0.271 %2019: 0.27 %2020: 0.266 %2021: 0.263 %2022: 0.261 %

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2022, reservoir maximum water area in Southern Europe stood at 0.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Southern Europe peaked at 0.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.

Southern Europe ranks 13th of 37 groups 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 Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Reservoir maximum water area (% of total land area) in Southern Europe, 2000 to 2022.
Year % Change
2000 0.0%
2001 0.1% +88.8%
2002 0.1% +58.4%
2003 0.2% +31.3%
2004 0.2% +25.6%
2005 0.2% +5.7%
2006 0.2% +1.2%
2007 0.2% -0.7%
2008 0.2% +1.5%
2009 0.2% -1.4%
2010 0.2% -0.7%
2011 0.2% +3.0%
2012 0.3% +3.2%
2013 0.3% +0.9%
2014 0.3% +3.4%
2015 0.3% +2.2%
2016 0.3% -0.0%
2017 0.3% -0.5%
2018 0.3% -0.1%
2019 0.3% -0.4%
2020 0.3% -1.4%
2021 0.3% -1.3%
2022 0.3% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir maximum water area in Southern Europe?
Reservoir maximum water area in Southern Europe was 0.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
How does Southern Europe rank for reservoir maximum water area?
Southern Europe ranks 13th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Europe 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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Indicator
Reservoir maximum water area (% of total land area)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
259 places, 5,955 data points, 2000–2022
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