Reservoir maximum water area in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Reservoir maximum water area was 683.82 kmsq in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir maximum water area in Syrian Arab Republic, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 683.82 kmsq for reservoir maximum water area in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir maximum water area in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 691.83 kmsq in 2008 and was at its lowest, 401.47 kmsq, in 2000.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 50th of 252 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 Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 401.47 kmsq | — |
| 2001 | 409.08 kmsq | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 544.98 kmsq | +33.2% |
| 2003 | 682.38 kmsq | +25.2% |
| 2004 | 682.14 kmsq | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 684.63 kmsq | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 687.7 kmsq | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 690.27 kmsq | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 691.83 kmsq | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 691.23 kmsq | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 687.34 kmsq | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 686.73 kmsq | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 686.21 kmsq | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 685.99 kmsq | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 686.49 kmsq | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 688.93 kmsq | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 688.34 kmsq | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 689.27 kmsq | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 687.26 kmsq | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 680.93 kmsq | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 683.34 kmsq | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 686.15 kmsq | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 683.82 kmsq | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 616.57 kmsq | 401.47 kmsq | 691.83 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 686.75 kmsq | 680.93 kmsq | 689.27 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 684.44 kmsq | 683.34 kmsq | 686.15 kmsq | 3 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 47 Pakistan 970.75 kmsq compare
- 48 Mali 907.8 kmsq compare
- 49 Burkina Faso 713.5 kmsq compare
- 50 Syrian Arab Republic 683.82 kmsq compare
- 52 Azerbaijan 643.9 kmsq compare
- 53 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 641.79 kmsq compare
More environment data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Heating Degree Days 1,943 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 3,385 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 6,000 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 4,835 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 1,165 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.2548 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0561 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0246 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 1.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir maximum water area in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Reservoir maximum water area in Syrian Arab Republic was 683.82 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 691.83 kmsq in 2008.
- What is the lowest reservoir maximum water area recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 401.47 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for reservoir maximum water area?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 50th out of 252 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir maximum water area rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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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