Reservoir maximum water area in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Reservoir maximum water area was 283.29 kmsq in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
283.29 kmsq
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
70th
of 235 countries
All-time high
293.98 kmsq
in 2017
All-time low
67.3 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir maximum water area in Bulgaria, 2000–2022

501001502002503002000201120222000: 67.3 kmsq2001: 114.1 kmsq2002: 167.4 kmsq2003: 221 kmsq2004: 280.1 kmsq2005: 283.2 kmsq2006: 284.6 kmsq2007: 290.5 kmsq2008: 293.2 kmsq2009: 292.1 kmsq2010: 290.8 kmsq2011: 290 kmsq2012: 288 kmsq2013: 289.9 kmsq2014: 289.8 kmsq2015: 291.5 kmsq2016: 292.1 kmsq2017: 294 kmsq2018: 291.7 kmsq2019: 293 kmsq2020: 290.1 kmsq2021: 284.7 kmsq2022: 283.3 kmsq

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

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 283.29 kmsq for reservoir maximum water area in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Bulgaria peaked at 293.98 kmsq in 2017 and was at its lowest, 67.3 kmsq, in 2000.

Bulgaria ranks 70th of 235 countries 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 229.34 kmsq 67.3 kmsq 293.16 kmsq 10
2010s 291.08 kmsq 288 kmsq 293.98 kmsq 10
2020s 286 kmsq 283.29 kmsq 290.06 kmsq 3

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 67 Chile 293.5 kmsq compare
  2. 68 French Guiana 288.16 kmsq compare
  3. 69 Cambodia 286.18 kmsq compare
  4. 71 Turkmenistan 258.43 kmsq compare
  5. 72 Sri Lanka 255.7 kmsq compare
  6. 73 Iceland 240.83 kmsq compare

See the full ranking of 277 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir maximum water area in Bulgaria?
Reservoir maximum water area in Bulgaria was 283.29 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 293.98 kmsq in 2017.
What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 67.3 kmsq in 2000.
How does Bulgaria rank for reservoir maximum water area?
Bulgaria ranks 70th out of 235 countries with data for 2022.
Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria 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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