Reservoir maximum water area in Romania

Romania: Reservoir maximum water area was 486.99 kmsq in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
486.99 kmsq
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
52nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
488 kmsq
in 2009
All-time low
173.7 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir maximum water area in Romania, 2000–2022

01002003004005002000201120222000: 173.7 kmsq2001: 221.3 kmsq2002: 305.4 kmsq2003: 385.9 kmsq2004: 467 kmsq2005: 485.1 kmsq2006: 485.4 kmsq2007: 487.3 kmsq2008: 487.3 kmsq2009: 488 kmsq2010: 485 kmsq2011: 484.6 kmsq2012: 483.2 kmsq2013: 483.3 kmsq2014: 483.9 kmsq2015: 487 kmsq2016: 486.4 kmsq2017: 486.5 kmsq2018: 487.1 kmsq2019: 486.6 kmsq2020: 486.1 kmsq2021: 486.7 kmsq2022: 487 kmsq

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.

Analysis

In 2022, reservoir maximum water area in Romania stood at 486.99 kmsq.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Romania peaked at 488 kmsq in 2009 and was at its lowest, 173.7 kmsq, in 2000.

Romania ranks 52nd of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 398.63 kmsq 173.7 kmsq 488 kmsq 10
2010s 485.37 kmsq 483.19 kmsq 487.07 kmsq 10
2020s 486.6 kmsq 486.12 kmsq 486.99 kmsq 3

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 49 Morocco 498.13 kmsq compare
  2. 50 Republic of Korea 490.48 kmsq compare
  3. 51 Colombia 488.05 kmsq compare
  4. 53 Portugal 461.92 kmsq compare
  5. 54 Bangladesh 450.52 kmsq compare
  6. 55 Indonesia 431.5 kmsq compare

See the full ranking of 277 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir maximum water area in Romania?
Reservoir maximum water area in Romania was 486.99 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 488 kmsq in 2009.
What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 173.7 kmsq in 2000.
How does Romania rank for reservoir maximum water area?
Romania ranks 52nd out of 235 countries with data for 2022.
Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania 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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Indicator
Reservoir maximum water area (square kilometres)
Unit
kmsq
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
277 places, 6,369 data points, 2000–2022
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