Reservoir maximum water area in Cameroon
Cameroon: Reservoir maximum water area was 1,788 kmsq in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Cameroon, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir maximum water area in Cameroon is 1,788 kmsq, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Cameroon peaked at 1,799 kmsq in 2021 and was at its lowest, 448.41 kmsq, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 33rd of 254 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir maximum water area in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 448.41 kmsq | — |
| 2001 | 741.92 kmsq | +65.5% |
| 2002 | 1,020 kmsq | +37.5% |
| 2003 | 1,291 kmsq | +26.5% |
| 2004 | 1,401 kmsq | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 1,378 kmsq | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1,368 kmsq | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,374 kmsq | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,388 kmsq | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1,401 kmsq | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1,414 kmsq | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1,417 kmsq | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,407 kmsq | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,402 kmsq | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1,401 kmsq | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,405 kmsq | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,436 kmsq | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1,507 kmsq | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 1,586 kmsq | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 1,660 kmsq | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 1,749 kmsq | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 1,799 kmsq | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 1,788 kmsq | -0.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1,788 kmsq is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 162.92 kmsq, 11.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1,788 kmsq is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.97 kmsq, 33.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir maximum water area in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +65.5% | 448.41 kmsq | 741.92 kmsq |
| 2002 | +37.5% | 741.92 kmsq | 1,020 kmsq |
| 2003 | +26.5% | 1,020 kmsq | 1,291 kmsq |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,181 kmsq | 448.41 kmsq | 1,401 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,464 kmsq | 1,401 kmsq | 1,660 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,778 kmsq | 1,749 kmsq | 1,799 kmsq | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % 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 0.4385 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Cameroon?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Cameroon was 1,788 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,799 kmsq in 2021.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 448.41 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Cameroon ranks 33rd out of 254 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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