Reservoir maximum water area in Nepal
Nepal: Reservoir maximum water area was 1.52 kmsq in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Nepal, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir maximum water area in Nepal is 1.52 kmsq, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Nepal peaked at 1.52 kmsq in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7333 kmsq, in 2000.
Nepal ranks 148th 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7333 kmsq | — |
| 2001 | 0.8566 kmsq | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8643 kmsq | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.16 kmsq | +34.7% |
| 2004 | 1.47 kmsq | +25.8% |
| 2005 | 1.5 kmsq | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.49 kmsq | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.5 kmsq | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.5 kmsq | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.49 kmsq | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.45 kmsq | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.43 kmsq | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.43 kmsq | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.43 kmsq | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.44 kmsq | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.48 kmsq | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.51 kmsq | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.51 kmsq | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.51 kmsq | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.51 kmsq | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.51 kmsq | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.51 kmsq | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.52 kmsq | +0.5% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1.52 kmsq is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 162.92 kmsq, 1% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 1.52 kmsq is below the median for South Asia, which is 255.7 kmsq, 1% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir maximum water area in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +34.7% | 0.8643 kmsq | 1.16 kmsq |
| 2004 | +25.8% | 1.16 kmsq | 1.47 kmsq |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.26 kmsq | 0.7333 kmsq | 1.5 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 kmsq | 1.43 kmsq | 1.51 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 kmsq | 1.51 kmsq | 1.52 kmsq | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 145 Slovenia 2.85 kmsq compare
- 146 Oman 2.76 kmsq compare
- 147 Luxembourg 1.71 kmsq compare
- 149 Jordan 1.49 kmsq compare
- 150 Martinique 0.4648 kmsq compare
- 151 United Arab Emirates 0.2132 kmsq compare
More environment data for Nepal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 41.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -6.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Nepal?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Nepal was 1.52 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 kmsq in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7333 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Nepal ranks 148th out of 254 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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