Reservoir maximum water area in Türkiye
Türkiye: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.5%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
6th
of 21 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2020
All-time low
0.2%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir maximum water area in Türkiye, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir maximum water area in Türkiye is 0.5%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Türkiye peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
Türkiye ranks 6th of 21 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir maximum water area in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +19.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +33.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +26.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.5% compare
- 3 Finland 2.2% compare
- 4 Sweden 1.7% compare
- 4 Viet Nam 0.5% compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.5% compare
- 5 Uruguay 0.9% compare
- 6 Singapore 0.9% compare
- 7 Zimbabwe 0.9% compare
- 8 Iraq 0.8% compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 0.4% compare
- 9 Azerbaijan 0.7% compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.628 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.93 °C (2025)
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- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -18.03 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Türkiye?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Türkiye was 0.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Türkiye rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Türkiye ranks 6th out of 21 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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