Reservoir maximum water area in Spain
Spain: Reservoir maximum water area was 1,823 kmsq in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Spain, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
Spain recorded 1,823 kmsq for reservoir maximum water area in 2022.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Spain peaked at 2,004 kmsq in 2015 and was at its lowest, 393.62 kmsq, in 2000.
Spain ranks 31st of 254 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir maximum water area in Spain, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 393.62 kmsq | — |
| 2001 | 708.72 kmsq | +80.1% |
| 2002 | 1,057 kmsq | +49.2% |
| 2003 | 1,369 kmsq | +29.5% |
| 2004 | 1,695 kmsq | +23.8% |
| 2005 | 1,792 kmsq | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 1,790 kmsq | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,729 kmsq | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 1,730 kmsq | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,676 kmsq | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 1,651 kmsq | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1,725 kmsq | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 1,817 kmsq | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 1,848 kmsq | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1,939 kmsq | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 2,004 kmsq | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1,999 kmsq | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,975 kmsq | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 1,960 kmsq | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1,940 kmsq | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,892 kmsq | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 1,851 kmsq | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 1,823 kmsq | -1.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1,823 kmsq is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.76 kmsq, 660.2× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1,823 kmsq is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 115.52 kmsq, 15.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir maximum water area in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +80.1% | 393.62 kmsq | 708.72 kmsq |
| 2002 | +49.2% | 708.72 kmsq | 1,057 kmsq |
| 2003 | +29.5% | 1,057 kmsq | 1,369 kmsq |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,394 kmsq | 393.62 kmsq | 1,792 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,886 kmsq | 1,651 kmsq | 2,004 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,855 kmsq | 1,823 kmsq | 1,892 kmsq | 3 |
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More environment data for Spain
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % 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 -0.5136 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Spain?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Spain was 1,823 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2,004 kmsq in 2015.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 393.62 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Spain ranks 31st out of 254 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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