Reservoir maximum water area in Bhutan
Bhutan: Reservoir maximum water area was 0.1198 kmsq in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.1198 kmsq
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
152nd
of 254 countries
All-time high
0.1198 kmsq
in 2020
All-time low
0.0075 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir maximum water area in Bhutan, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.1198 kmsq for reservoir maximum water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Bhutan peaked at 0.1198 kmsq in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0075 kmsq, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 152nd of 254 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reservoir maximum water area in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0075 kmsq | — |
| 2001 | 0.0097 kmsq | +29.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0093 kmsq | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0096 kmsq | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.014 kmsq | +46.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0177 kmsq | +26.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0184 kmsq | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0364 kmsq | +98.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0553 kmsq | +51.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0719 kmsq | +30.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0853 kmsq | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1021 kmsq | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1038 kmsq | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1048 kmsq | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1048 kmsq | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1052 kmsq | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1081 kmsq | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.111 kmsq | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.114 kmsq | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1169 kmsq | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1198 kmsq | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1198 kmsq | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1198 kmsq | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.1198 kmsq is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 162.92 kmsq, 0% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.1198 kmsq is below the median for South Asia, which is 255.7 kmsq, 0% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir maximum water area in Bhutan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +98.2% | 0.0184 kmsq | 0.0364 kmsq |
| 2008 | +51.8% | 0.0364 kmsq | 0.0553 kmsq |
| 2004 | +46.7% | 0.0096 kmsq | 0.014 kmsq |
| 2009 | +30.0% | 0.0553 kmsq | 0.0719 kmsq |
| 2001 | +29.7% | 0.0075 kmsq | 0.0097 kmsq |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.025 kmsq | 0.0075 kmsq | 0.0719 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1056 kmsq | 0.0853 kmsq | 0.1169 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1198 kmsq | 0.1198 kmsq | 0.1198 kmsq | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 149 Jordan 1.49 kmsq compare
- 150 Martinique 0.4648 kmsq compare
- 151 United Arab Emirates 0.2132 kmsq compare
- 153 Israel 0.0675 kmsq compare
- 154 Åland Islands 0 kmsq
- 154 American Samoa 0 kmsq
- 154 Andorra 0 kmsq
- 154 Anguilla 0 kmsq
- 154 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kmsq
- 154 Aruba 0 kmsq
- 154 Bahamas 0 kmsq
- 154 Bahrain 0 kmsq
- 154 Barbados 0 kmsq
- 154 Bermuda 0 kmsq
- 154 Bouvet Island 0 kmsq
- 154 British Virgin Islands 0 kmsq
- 154 Brunei Darussalam 0 kmsq
- 154 Burundi 0 kmsq
- 154 Cabo Verde 0 kmsq
- 154 Cayman Islands 0 kmsq
- 154 Central African Republic 0 kmsq
- 154 Chad 0 kmsq
- 154 Christmas Island 0 kmsq
- 154 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 0 kmsq
- 154 Comoros 0 kmsq
- 154 Cook Islands 0 kmsq
- 154 Curaçao 0 kmsq
- 154 Denmark 0 kmsq
- 154 Djibouti 0 kmsq
- 154 Dominica 0 kmsq
- 154 Equatorial Guinea 0 kmsq
- 154 Estonia 0 kmsq
- 154 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 kmsq
- 154 Faroe Islands 0 kmsq
- 154 French Polynesia 0 kmsq
- 154 French Southern Territories 0 kmsq
- 154 Gambia 0 kmsq
- 154 Gibraltar 0 kmsq
- 154 Grenada 0 kmsq
- 154 Guadeloupe 0 kmsq
- 154 Guam 0 kmsq
- 154 Guernsey 0 kmsq
- 154 Guinea-Bissau 0 kmsq
- 154 Guyana 0 kmsq
- 154 Haiti 0 kmsq
- 154 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 0 kmsq
- 154 Holy See 0 kmsq
- 154 Isle of Man 0 kmsq
- 154 Jamaica 0 kmsq
- 154 Jersey 0 kmsq
- 154 Kiribati 0 kmsq
- 154 Liechtenstein 0 kmsq
- 154 Malawi 0 kmsq
- 154 Malta 0 kmsq
- 154 Marshall Islands 0 kmsq
- 154 Mauritius 0 kmsq
- 154 Mayotte 0 kmsq
- 154 Micronesia 0 kmsq
- 154 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kmsq
- 154 Monaco 0 kmsq
- 154 Montserrat 0 kmsq
- 154 Nauru 0 kmsq
- 154 New Caledonia 0 kmsq
- 154 Niger 0 kmsq
- 154 Niue 0 kmsq
- 154 Norfolk Island 0 kmsq
- 154 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kmsq
- 154 Palau 0 kmsq
- 154 Pitcairn 0 kmsq
- 154 Polynesia 0 kmsq
- 154 Qatar 0 kmsq
- 154 Réunion 0 kmsq
- 154 Saint Barthélemy 0 kmsq
- 154 Saint Helena 0 kmsq
- 154 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kmsq
- 154 Saint Lucia 0 kmsq
- 154 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 kmsq
- 154 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kmsq
- 154 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kmsq
- 154 Samoa 0 kmsq
- 154 San Marino 0 kmsq
- 154 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kmsq
- 154 Seychelles 0 kmsq
- 154 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 kmsq
- 154 Solomon Islands 0 kmsq
- 154 Somalia 0 kmsq
- 154 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0 kmsq
- 154 South Sudan 0 kmsq
- 154 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 kmsq
- 154 Timor-Leste 0 kmsq
- 154 Tokelau 0 kmsq
- 154 Tonga 0 kmsq
- 154 Trinidad and Tobago 0 kmsq
- 154 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kmsq
- 154 Tuvalu 0 kmsq
- 154 United States Virgin Islands 0 kmsq
- 154 Vanuatu 0 kmsq
- 154 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 kmsq
- 154 Western Sahara 0 kmsq
- 154 Yemen 0 kmsq
- 154 Brunei 0 kmsq
- 154 Curacao 0 kmsq
- 154 Reunion 0 kmsq
- 154 East Timor 0 kmsq
- 154 Naoero 0 kmsq
More environment data for Bhutan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2782 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5977 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.487 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Bhutan?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Bhutan was 0.1198 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1198 kmsq in 2020.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0075 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Bhutan ranks 152nd out of 254 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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