Reservoir maximum water area in India

India: Reservoir maximum water area was 14,564 kmsq in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
14,564 kmsq
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
6th
of 235 countries
All-time high
14,564 kmsq
in 2022
All-time low
10,275 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir maximum water area in India, 2000–2022

05.0k10.0k15.0k2000201120222000: 10.3k kmsq2001: 10.5k kmsq2002: 10.4k kmsq2003: 11.0k kmsq2004: 11.3k kmsq2005: 11.3k kmsq2006: 11.6k kmsq2007: 12.2k kmsq2008: 12.7k kmsq2009: 13.2k kmsq2010: 13.4k kmsq2011: 13.3k kmsq2012: 13.4k kmsq2013: 13.4k kmsq2014: 13.6k kmsq2015: 13.9k kmsq2016: 13.9k kmsq2017: 13.9k kmsq2018: 14.0k kmsq2019: 14.0k kmsq2020: 14.0k kmsq2021: 14.5k kmsq2022: 14.6k kmsq

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

Analysis

In 2022, reservoir maximum water area in India stood at 14,564 kmsq. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in India peaked at 14,564 kmsq in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10,275 kmsq, in 2000.

India ranks 6th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11,440 kmsq 10,275 kmsq 13,215 kmsq 10
2010s 13,687 kmsq 13,330 kmsq 14,041 kmsq 10
2020s 14,363 kmsq 14,047 kmsq 14,564 kmsq 3

Countries ranked near India

  1. 3 Brazil 28,941 kmsq compare
  2. 4 Uganda 28,492 kmsq compare
  3. 5 China 18,028 kmsq compare
  4. 7 Finland 7,470 kmsq compare
  5. 8 Ghana 7,090 kmsq compare
  6. 9 Kazakhstan 6,761 kmsq compare

See the full ranking of 277 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir maximum water area in India?
Reservoir maximum water area in India was 14,564 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 14,564 kmsq in 2022.
What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 10,275 kmsq in 2000.
How does India rank for reservoir maximum water area?
India ranks 6th out of 235 countries with data for 2022.
Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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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