Reservoir maximum water area in Asia

Asia: Reservoir maximum water area was 64,272 kmsq in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
64,272 kmsq
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
13th
of 42 groups
All-time high
64,272 kmsq
in 2022
All-time low
38,538 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir maximum water area in Asia, 2000–2022

020.0k40.0k60.0k2000201120222000: 38.5k kmsq2001: 40.6k kmsq2002: 43.2k kmsq2003: 48.8k kmsq2004: 52.0k kmsq2005: 52.9k kmsq2006: 53.7k kmsq2007: 54.9k kmsq2008: 55.8k kmsq2009: 56.7k kmsq2010: 57.1k kmsq2011: 57.5k kmsq2012: 58.0k kmsq2013: 58.3k kmsq2014: 59.1k kmsq2015: 60.0k kmsq2016: 60.4k kmsq2017: 61.0k kmsq2018: 62.0k kmsq2019: 62.4k kmsq2020: 63.1k kmsq2021: 64.1k kmsq2022: 64.3k kmsq

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for reservoir maximum water area in Asia is 64,272 kmsq, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Asia peaked at 64,272 kmsq in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38,538 kmsq, in 2000.

Asia ranks 13th of 42 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 49,701 kmsq 38,538 kmsq 56,678 kmsq 10
2010s 59,570 kmsq 57,140 kmsq 62,367 kmsq 10
2020s 63,813 kmsq 63,116 kmsq 64,272 kmsq 3

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5,177 kmsq compare
  2. 11 Egypt 5,151 kmsq compare
  3. 12 Australia and New Zealand 5,025 kmsq compare
  4. 13 Mexico 4,467 kmsq compare
  5. 14 Ukraine 4,028 kmsq compare
  6. 15 Kenya 3,957 kmsq compare
  7. 16 Australia 3,887 kmsq compare

See the full ranking of 277 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir maximum water area in Asia?
Reservoir maximum water area in Asia was 64,272 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 64,272 kmsq in 2022.
What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 38,538 kmsq in 2000.
How does Asia rank for reservoir maximum water area?
Asia ranks 13th out of 42 groups with data for 2022.
Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Reservoir maximum water area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Reservoir maximum water area (square kilometres)
Unit
kmsq
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
277 places, 6,369 data points, 2000–2022
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