Reservoir maximum water area in Melanesia
Melanesia: Reservoir maximum water area was 49.29 kmsq in 2022. β² Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Melanesia, 2000β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir maximum water area in Melanesia is 49.29 kmsq, 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 kmsq in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.35 kmsq, in 2000.
Melanesia ranks 107th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.54 kmsq | 40.35 kmsq | 48.52 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.41 kmsq | 46.18 kmsq | 49.26 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.17 kmsq | 47.45 kmsq | 49.29 kmsq | 3 |
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More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation 0.179 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 Β°C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 7.8 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Import quantity 6,033 t (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) β Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Agricultural Use 6,096 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Import quantity 21,133 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per area of cropland 13.44 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Melanesia?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Melanesia was 49.29 kmsq 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 kmsq in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.35 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Melanesia rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Melanesia ranks 107th out of 235 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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