Reservoir maximum water area in Western Asia
Western Asia: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.2%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
25th
of 37 groups
All-time high
0.2%
in 2008
All-time low
0.1%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir maximum water area in Western Asia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir maximum water area in Western Asia stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Western Asia peaked at 0.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Western Asia ranks 25th 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +30.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +24.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
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More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Western Asia?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Western Asia was 0.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Western Asia rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Western Asia ranks 25th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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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