Reservoir maximum water area in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Reservoir maximum water area was 5,025 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 5,025 for reservoir maximum water area in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 5,357 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4,315, in 2000.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 10th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir maximum water area in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,315 | — |
| 2001 | 4,613 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 4,850 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 5,038 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 5,232 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 5,201 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 5,119 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 5,037 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 4,942 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 4,910 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 4,878 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 4,931 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 5,047 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 5,208 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 5,286 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 5,357 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 5,331 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 5,262 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 5,239 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 5,233 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 5,126 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 5,042 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 5,025 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,925 | 4,315 | 5,232 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,177 | 4,878 | 5,357 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,064 | 5,025 | 5,126 | 3 |
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More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Australia and New Zealand?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Australia and New Zealand was 5,025 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 5,357 in 2015.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,315 in 2000.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 10th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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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