Reservoir maximum water area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Reservoir maximum water area was 49.29 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Melanesia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir maximum water area in Melanesia is 49.29, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Melanesia peaked at 49.29 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.35, in 2000.
Melanesia ranks 119th of 254 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.
Reservoir maximum water area in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.35 | — |
| 2001 | 42.83 | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 44.11 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 44.51 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 46.69 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 47.48 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 46.85 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 46.63 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 47.38 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 48.52 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 48.91 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 49.26 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 48.25 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 48.18 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 47.56 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 46.65 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 46.18 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 46.25 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 46.18 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 46.66 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 47.45 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 47.77 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 49.29 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.54 | 40.35 | 48.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.41 | 46.18 | 49.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.17 | 47.45 | 49.29 | 3 |
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More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 52,995 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 21,133 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Melanesia?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Melanesia was 49.29 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.29 in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.35 in 2000.
- How does Melanesia rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Melanesia ranks 119th out of 254 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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