Reservoir maximum water area in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.5%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
19th
of 222 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2022
All-time low
0.2%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir maximum water area in Viet Nam, 2000–2022

0.20.30.40.52000201120222000: 0.163 %2001: 0.18 %2002: 0.188 %2003: 0.221 %2004: 0.275 %2005: 0.284 %2006: 0.287 %2007: 0.294 %2008: 0.298 %2009: 0.306 %2010: 0.324 %2011: 0.343 %2012: 0.369 %2013: 0.393 %2014: 0.426 %2015: 0.451 %2016: 0.475 %2017: 0.487 %2018: 0.507 %2019: 0.514 %2020: 0.519 %2021: 0.522 %2022: 0.525 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for reservoir maximum water area in Viet Nam is 0.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Viet Nam peaked at 0.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.

Viet Nam ranks 19th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Reservoir maximum water area in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Reservoir maximum water area (% of total land area) in Viet Nam, 2000 to 2022.
Year % Change
2000 0.2%
2001 0.2% +10.2%
2002 0.2% +4.8%
2003 0.2% +17.1%
2004 0.3% +24.6%
2005 0.3% +3.2%
2006 0.3% +1.0%
2007 0.3% +2.5%
2008 0.3% +1.4%
2009 0.3% +2.7%
2010 0.3% +5.9%
2011 0.3% +5.9%
2012 0.4% +7.7%
2013 0.4% +6.4%
2014 0.4% +8.4%
2015 0.5% +5.8%
2016 0.5% +5.4%
2017 0.5% +2.6%
2018 0.5% +4.1%
2019 0.5% +1.5%
2020 0.5% +1.0%
2021 0.5% +0.4%
2022 0.5% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 3

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 16 United States of America 0.5% compare
  2. 17 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.5% compare
  3. 18 Paraguay 0.5% compare
  4. 19 Viet Nam 0.5% compare
  5. 21 Russian Federation 0.5% compare
  6. 21 Russian Federation 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir maximum water area in Viet Nam?
Reservoir maximum water area in Viet Nam was 0.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
How does Viet Nam rank for reservoir maximum water area?
Viet Nam ranks 19th out of 222 countries with data for 2022.
Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Viet Nam 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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