Reservoir maximum water area in Thailand
Thailand: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.6%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
13th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2012
All-time low
0.3%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir maximum water area in Thailand, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.6% for reservoir maximum water area in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Thailand peaked at 0.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
That places Thailand 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir maximum water area in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +37.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +24.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 10 El Salvador 0.7% compare
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- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0% compare
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More environment data for Thailand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 5.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0781 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -18.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Thailand?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Thailand was 0.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Thailand ranks 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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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