Reservoir maximum water area in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Reservoir maximum water area was 96,328 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 96,328 for reservoir maximum water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 96,328 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42,590, in 2000.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 7th out of 34 groups 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42,590 | — |
| 2001 | 45,534 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 61,468 | +35.0% |
| 2003 | 76,278 | +24.1% |
| 2004 | 89,165 | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 93,440 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 92,950 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 92,556 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 92,615 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 92,888 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 93,312 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 93,928 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 94,428 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 94,784 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 94,941 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 94,998 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 94,765 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 94,594 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 94,512 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 94,803 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 95,091 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 95,690 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 96,328 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77,948 | 42,590 | 93,440 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94,506 | 93,312 | 94,998 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95,703 | 95,091 | 96,328 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 4 China (People’s Republic of) 18,028 compare
- 5 India 14,564 compare
- 6 Finland 7,470 compare
- 7 Ghana 7,090 compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 6,761 compare
- 9 Egypt 5,151 compare
- 10 Australia and New Zealand 5,025 compare
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Sub-Saharan Africa was 96,328 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 96,328 in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,590 in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th out of 34 groups with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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