Reservoir maximum water area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Reservoir maximum water area was 1,138 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in New Zealand, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir maximum water area in New Zealand stood at 1,138.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in New Zealand peaked at 1,139 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 225.48, in 2000.
That places New Zealand 31st out of 219 countries 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.
Reservoir maximum water area in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 225.48 | — |
| 2001 | 453.28 | +101.0% |
| 2002 | 680.69 | +50.2% |
| 2003 | 908.69 | +33.5% |
| 2004 | 1,136 | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 1,139 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,139 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,139 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,139 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,139 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,138 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,138 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,138 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,136 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,137 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,138 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,138 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,137 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,139 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,137 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,137 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,137 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,138 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 909.88 | 225.48 | 1,139 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,138 | 1,136 | 1,139 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,138 | 1,137 | 1,138 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in New Zealand?
- Reservoir maximum water area in New Zealand was 1,138 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1,139 in 2007.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 225.48 in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- New Zealand ranks 31st out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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