Reservoir maximum water area in Spain
Spain: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Spain, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir maximum water area in Spain is 0.4%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Spain peaked at 0.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Spain 27th out of 193 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +80.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +49.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +29.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +23.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 3 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Spain?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Spain was 0.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Spain ranks 27th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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