Reservoir maximum water area in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Reservoir maximum water area was 713.5 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Burkina Faso, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir maximum water area in Burkina Faso is 713.5, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Burkina Faso peaked at 713.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 312.33, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 36th out of 219 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir maximum water area in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 312.33 | — |
| 2001 | 338.56 | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 437.2 | +29.1% |
| 2003 | 511.56 | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 554.65 | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 553.21 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 557.32 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 552.58 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 569.07 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 570.97 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 580.21 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 583.29 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 581.2 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 567.48 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 563.08 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 569.87 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 592.91 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 626.79 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 649.26 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 680.26 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 697.04 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 710.51 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 713.5 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 495.75 | 312.33 | 570.97 | 10 |
| 2010s | 599.44 | 563.08 | 680.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 707.02 | 697.04 | 713.5 | 3 |
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More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 553 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -28.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 604 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -36.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -6.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Burkina Faso?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Burkina Faso was 713.5 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 713.5 in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 312.33 in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 36th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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