Reservoir maximum water area in Germany

Germany: Reservoir maximum water area was 179.68 kmsq in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
179.68 kmsq
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
75th
of 235 countries
All-time high
179.68 kmsq
in 2022
All-time low
90.04 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir maximum water area in Germany, 2000–2022

0501001502002000201120222000: 90 kmsq2001: 122.5 kmsq2002: 154 kmsq2003: 161.4 kmsq2004: 162.4 kmsq2005: 165 kmsq2006: 167.2 kmsq2007: 170.6 kmsq2008: 171.7 kmsq2009: 171 kmsq2010: 172.4 kmsq2011: 172.7 kmsq2012: 173 kmsq2013: 172.2 kmsq2014: 174.5 kmsq2015: 174.7 kmsq2016: 175.2 kmsq2017: 176.1 kmsq2018: 177.7 kmsq2019: 178.2 kmsq2020: 179.1 kmsq2021: 179.6 kmsq2022: 179.7 kmsq

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.

Analysis

Germany recorded 179.68 kmsq for reservoir maximum water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Germany peaked at 179.68 kmsq in 2022 and was at its lowest, 90.04 kmsq, in 2000.

Germany ranks 75th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 153.59 kmsq 90.04 kmsq 171.74 kmsq 10
2010s 174.67 kmsq 172.15 kmsq 178.21 kmsq 10
2020s 179.43 kmsq 179.05 kmsq 179.68 kmsq 3

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 72 Sri Lanka 255.7 kmsq compare
  2. 73 Iceland 240.83 kmsq compare
  3. 74 Tunisia 226.03 kmsq compare
  4. 76 Czechia 179.03 kmsq compare
  5. 77 Honduras 162.92 kmsq compare
  6. 78 Serbia 162.22 kmsq compare

See the full ranking of 277 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir maximum water area in Germany?
Reservoir maximum water area in Germany was 179.68 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 179.68 kmsq in 2022.
What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 90.04 kmsq in 2000.
How does Germany rank for reservoir maximum water area?
Germany ranks 75th out of 235 countries with data for 2022.
Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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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