Reservoir maximum water area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Reservoir maximum water area was 80,133 kmsq in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
80,133 kmsq
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
11th
of 42 groups
All-time high
80,133 kmsq
in 2022
All-time low
32,163 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir maximum water area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2022

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2000201120222000: 32.2k kmsq2001: 32.8k kmsq2002: 45.5k kmsq2003: 57.9k kmsq2004: 69.9k kmsq2005: 74.4k kmsq2006: 74.4k kmsq2007: 74.2k kmsq2008: 76.3k kmsq2009: 76.5k kmsq2010: 76.8k kmsq2011: 77.3k kmsq2012: 77.7k kmsq2013: 78.0k kmsq2014: 78.2k kmsq2015: 78.3k kmsq2016: 78.5k kmsq2017: 78.8k kmsq2018: 79.1k kmsq2019: 79.4k kmsq2020: 79.7k kmsq2021: 79.9k kmsq2022: 80.1k kmsq

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 8 Ghana 7,090 kmsq compare
  2. 9 Kazakhstan 6,761 kmsq compare
  3. 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5,177 kmsq compare
  4. 11 Egypt 5,151 kmsq compare
  5. 12 Australia and New Zealand 5,025 kmsq compare
  6. 13 Mexico 4,467 kmsq compare
  7. 14 Ukraine 4,028 kmsq compare

See the full ranking of 277 places β†’

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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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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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