Reservoir maximum water area in Zambia
Zambia: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.4%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
40th
of 222 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2014
All-time low
0.3%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir maximum water area in Zambia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir maximum water area in Zambia stood at 0.4%.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Zambia peaked at 0.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 40th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Reservoir maximum water area in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 3 |
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More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0009 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate 94.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0.0001 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Zambia?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Zambia was 0.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Zambia ranks 40th out of 222 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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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