Reservoir maximum water area in Europe
Europe: Reservoir maximum water area was 118,809 kmsq in 2022. β² Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Europe, 2000β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir maximum water area in Europe is 118,809 kmsq, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Europe peaked at 118,809 kmsq in 2022 and was at its lowest, 60,418 kmsq, in 2000.
Europe ranks 7th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102,189 kmsq | 60,418 kmsq | 116,265 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 117,316 kmsq | 116,386 kmsq | 118,482 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 118,721 kmsq | 118,569 kmsq | 118,809 kmsq | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation 0.435 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation β Area 27,700 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Area 170,878 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Agricultural land 37.54 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Land area 7.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 7.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Permanent crops β Area 15,732 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Europe?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Europe was 118,809 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 118,809 kmsq in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,418 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Europe rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Europe ranks 7th out of 42 groups with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe 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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