Reservoir maximum water area in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Reservoir maximum water area was 450.52 kmsq in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
450.52 kmsq
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
46th
of 212 countries
All-time high
455.23 kmsq
in 2020
All-time low
145.43 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir maximum water area in Bangladesh, 2000–2022

1002003004005002000201120222000: 145.4 kmsq2001: 181 kmsq2002: 246.4 kmsq2003: 329.5 kmsq2004: 413.7 kmsq2005: 419 kmsq2006: 418 kmsq2007: 412.4 kmsq2008: 417.8 kmsq2009: 410 kmsq2010: 404.2 kmsq2011: 405.5 kmsq2012: 418.5 kmsq2013: 412.1 kmsq2014: 416.6 kmsq2015: 412.6 kmsq2016: 418.3 kmsq2017: 421.7 kmsq2018: 432.8 kmsq2019: 443.5 kmsq2020: 455.2 kmsq2021: 452.3 kmsq2022: 450.5 kmsq

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

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 450.52 kmsq for reservoir maximum water area in 2022.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Bangladesh peaked at 455.23 kmsq in 2020 and was at its lowest, 145.43 kmsq, in 2000.

Bangladesh ranks 46th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 339.33 kmsq 145.43 kmsq 419.02 kmsq 10
2010s 418.57 kmsq 404.22 kmsq 443.46 kmsq 10
2020s 452.68 kmsq 450.52 kmsq 455.23 kmsq 3

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 43 Colombia 488.05 kmsq compare
  2. 44 Romania 486.99 kmsq compare
  3. 45 Portugal 461.92 kmsq compare
  4. 47 Indonesia 431.5 kmsq compare
  5. 48 Italy 421.3 kmsq compare
  6. 49 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 369.57 kmsq compare

See the full ranking of 277 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir maximum water area in Bangladesh?
Reservoir maximum water area in Bangladesh was 450.52 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 455.23 kmsq in 2020.
What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 145.43 kmsq in 2000.
How does Bangladesh rank for reservoir maximum water area?
Bangladesh ranks 46th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh 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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