Reservoir maximum water area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Reservoir maximum water area was 80,133 kmsq in 2022. β² Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 80,133 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 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 80,133 kmsq in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32,163 kmsq, in 2000.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 11th out of 42 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 | 61,388 kmsq | 32,163 kmsq | 76,501 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 78,221 kmsq | 76,838 kmsq | 79,446 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 79,933 kmsq | 79,722 kmsq | 80,133 kmsq | 3 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 8 Ghana 7,090 kmsq compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 6,761 kmsq compare
- 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5,177 kmsq compare
- 11 Egypt 5,151 kmsq compare
- 12 Australia and New Zealand 5,025 kmsq compare
- 13 Mexico 4,467 kmsq compare
- 14 Ukraine 4,028 kmsq compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 Β°C (2025)
- Agriculture β Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area β Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area β Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland β Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland β Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
- Cropland β Area 223,929 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 80,133 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 80,133 kmsq in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,163 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 11th out of 42 groups with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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