Reservoir maximum water area in Western Europe
Western Europe: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Western Europe, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir maximum water area in Western Europe is 0.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Western Europe peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Western Europe 31st out of 37 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir maximum water area in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +54.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +35.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
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- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Western Europe?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Western Europe was 0.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Western Europe rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Western Europe ranks 31st out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe 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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