Reservoir maximum water area in Ghana
Ghana: Reservoir maximum water area was 7,090 kmsq in 2022. β² Rising
Latest (2022)
7,090 kmsq
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
8th
of 235 countries
All-time high
7,231 kmsq
in 2014
All-time low
2,625 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000β2022
Reservoir maximum water area in Ghana, 2000β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 7,090 kmsq for reservoir maximum water area in 2022.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Ghana peaked at 7,231 kmsq in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2,625 kmsq, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 8th 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 | 5,236 kmsq | 2,625 kmsq | 6,062 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,717 kmsq | 6,133 kmsq | 7,231 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,780 kmsq | 6,456 kmsq | 7,090 kmsq | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Ghana?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Ghana was 7,090 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 7,231 kmsq in 2014.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,625 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Ghana ranks 8th out of 235 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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