Reservoir maximum water area in China
China: Reservoir maximum water area was 18,028 kmsq in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
18,028 kmsq
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
7th
of 254 countries
All-time high
18,028 kmsq
in 2022
All-time low
9,562 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir maximum water area in China, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir maximum water area in China stood at 18,028 kmsq. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in China peaked at 18,028 kmsq in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9,562 kmsq, in 2000.
China ranks 7th of 254 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir maximum water area in China, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9,562 kmsq | — |
| 2001 | 9,962 kmsq | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 10,448 kmsq | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 12,176 kmsq | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 13,837 kmsq | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 14,294 kmsq | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 14,492 kmsq | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 14,679 kmsq | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 14,930 kmsq | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 15,278 kmsq | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 15,564 kmsq | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 15,788 kmsq | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 15,928 kmsq | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 16,010 kmsq | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 16,186 kmsq | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 16,398 kmsq | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 16,594 kmsq | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 16,929 kmsq | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 17,358 kmsq | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 17,593 kmsq | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 17,792 kmsq | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 17,969 kmsq | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 18,028 kmsq | +0.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 18,028 kmsq is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 102.51 kmsq, 175.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- China's 18,028 kmsq is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.28 kmsq, 3413.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,966 kmsq | 9,562 kmsq | 15,278 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,435 kmsq | 15,564 kmsq | 17,593 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,930 kmsq | 17,792 kmsq | 18,028 kmsq | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % 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 -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in China?
- Reservoir maximum water area in China was 18,028 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 18,028 kmsq in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,562 kmsq in 2000.
- How does China rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- China ranks 7th out of 254 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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