Reservoir maximum water area in Europe

Europe: Reservoir maximum water area was 118,809 kmsq in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
118,809 kmsq
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
7th
of 42 groups
All-time high
118,809 kmsq
in 2022
All-time low
60,418 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir maximum water area in Europe, 2000–2022

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k2000201120222000: 60.4k kmsq2001: 70.3k kmsq2002: 89.5k kmsq2003: 106.7k kmsq2004: 115.2k kmsq2005: 115.9k kmsq2006: 115.9k kmsq2007: 115.9k kmsq2008: 116.0k kmsq2009: 116.3k kmsq2010: 116.4k kmsq2011: 116.6k kmsq2012: 116.6k kmsq2013: 116.6k kmsq2014: 117.2k kmsq2015: 117.5k kmsq2016: 117.6k kmsq2017: 117.9k kmsq2018: 118.3k kmsq2019: 118.5k kmsq2020: 118.6k kmsq2021: 118.8k kmsq2022: 118.8k kmsq

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 4 Uganda 28,492 kmsq compare
  2. 5 China 18,028 kmsq compare
  3. 6 India 14,564 kmsq compare
  4. 7 Finland 7,470 kmsq compare
  5. 8 Ghana 7,090 kmsq compare
  6. 9 Kazakhstan 6,761 kmsq compare
  7. 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5,177 kmsq compare

See the full ranking of 277 places β†’

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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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Indicator
Reservoir maximum water area (square kilometres)
Unit
kmsq
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
277 places, 6,369 data points, 2000–2022
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