Reservoir maximum water area in Oceania
Oceania: Reservoir maximum water area was 5,074 kmsq in 2022. β² Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Oceania, 2000β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir maximum water area in Oceania is 5,074 kmsq, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Oceania peaked at 5,403 kmsq in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4,355 kmsq, in 2000.
Oceania ranks 30th of 42 groups 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 | 4,971 kmsq | 4,355 kmsq | 5,278 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,225 kmsq | 4,927 kmsq | 5,403 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,113 kmsq | 5,074 kmsq | 5,174 kmsq | 3 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
More environment data for Oceania
- Temperature change 1.36 Β°C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Inland waters β Area 6,408 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland β Share in Land area 4 % (2024)
- Cropland β Area per capita 0.74 ha/cap (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Land area 40.22 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Agricultural land 90.95 % (2024)
- Permanent crops β Share in Agricultural land 0.46 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Oceania?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Oceania was 5,074 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 5,403 kmsq in 2015.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,355 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Oceania rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Oceania ranks 30th out of 42 groups with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania 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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