Reservoir maximum water area in Liberia

Liberia: Reservoir maximum water area was 8.79 kmsq in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
8.79 kmsq
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
121st
of 235 countries
All-time high
8.79 kmsq
in 2022
All-time low
0.7831 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir maximum water area in Liberia, 2000–2022

024682000201120222000: 0.783 kmsq2001: 1.6 kmsq2002: 2 kmsq2003: 3.1 kmsq2004: 4.1 kmsq2005: 4.5 kmsq2006: 4.1 kmsq2007: 4.7 kmsq2008: 4.4 kmsq2009: 4 kmsq2010: 4.2 kmsq2011: 5.1 kmsq2012: 5.1 kmsq2013: 5.7 kmsq2014: 6.2 kmsq2015: 6.3 kmsq2016: 6.2 kmsq2017: 6.7 kmsq2018: 6.7 kmsq2019: 7.3 kmsq2020: 7.8 kmsq2021: 8.5 kmsq2022: 8.8 kmsq

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

Analysis

Liberia recorded 8.79 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 3.9% on the previous year and up 74.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Liberia peaked at 8.79 kmsq in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7831 kmsq, in 2000.

Liberia ranks 121st 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 3.33 kmsq 0.7831 kmsq 4.74 kmsq 10
2010s 5.95 kmsq 4.23 kmsq 7.28 kmsq 10
2020s 8.34 kmsq 7.78 kmsq 8.79 kmsq 3

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 118 Sierra Leone 13.3 kmsq compare
  2. 119 Puerto Rico 10.9 kmsq compare
  3. 120 Belgium 9.2 kmsq compare
  4. 122 Guatemala 7.9 kmsq compare
  5. 123 Belize 7.49 kmsq compare
  6. 124 Suriname 6.77 kmsq compare

See the full ranking of 277 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir maximum water area in Liberia?
Reservoir maximum water area in Liberia was 8.79 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 8.79 kmsq in 2022.
What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7831 kmsq in 2000.
How does Liberia rank for reservoir maximum water area?
Liberia ranks 121st out of 235 countries with data for 2022.
Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia 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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