Reservoir maximum water area in Egypt
Egypt: Reservoir maximum water area was 5,151 kmsq in 2022. β² Rising
Latest (2022)
5,151 kmsq
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
11th
of 235 countries
All-time high
5,206 kmsq
in 2003
All-time low
2,200 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000β2022
Reservoir maximum water area in Egypt, 2000β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 5,151 kmsq for reservoir maximum water area in 2022.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Egypt peaked at 5,206 kmsq in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2,200 kmsq, in 2000.
Egypt ranks 11th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,393 kmsq | 2,200 kmsq | 5,206 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,728 kmsq | 4,513 kmsq | 4,952 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,056 kmsq | 4,988 kmsq | 5,151 kmsq | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 8 Ghana 7,090 kmsq compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 6,761 kmsq compare
- 12 Australia and New Zealand 5,025 kmsq compare
- 13 Mexico 4,467 kmsq compare
- 14 Ukraine 4,028 kmsq compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Egypt?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Egypt was 5,151 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5,206 kmsq in 2003.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,200 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Egypt ranks 11th out of 235 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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