Reservoir maximum water area in World
World: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in World, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir maximum water area in World stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in World peaked at 0.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places World 9th out of 33 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir maximum water area in World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
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More environment data for World
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 23.5 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 22.34 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 443,046 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 354,701 1000 ha (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in World?
- Reservoir maximum water area in World was 0.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does World rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- World ranks 9th out of 33 groups with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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