Reservoir minimum water area change in Americas
Americas: Reservoir minimum water area change was 1.6% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Reservoir minimum water area change in Americas, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir minimum water area change in Americas stood at 1.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area change in Americas peaked at 1.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -3.2%, in 2000.
Americas ranks 31st of 36 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reservoir minimum water area change in Americas, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -3.2% | — |
| 2001 | -2.3% | -28.2% |
| 2002 | -2.1% | -9.0% |
| 2003 | -1.8% | -15.4% |
| 2004 | -1.6% | -9.5% |
| 2005 | -1.4% | -15.6% |
| 2006 | -0.9% | -31.8% |
| 2007 | -0.2% | -74.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -174.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +323.2% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +56.3% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | +27.4% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -19.6% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -30.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -38.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +23.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +22.7% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +37.4% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area change in Americas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +323.2% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| 2008 | +174.0% | -0.2% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.3% | -3.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 28 Cyprus 35.4% compare
- 29 Colombia 31.2% compare
- 30 Portugal 28.1% compare
- 31 China 26.4% compare
- 32 Burkina Faso 26.1% compare
- 33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 25.5% compare
- 33 United Kingdom 25.5% compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.72 % (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.73 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 525,862 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 1.74 % (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 341.57 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area change in Americas?
- Reservoir minimum water area change in Americas was 1.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.2% in 2000.
- How does Americas rank for reservoir minimum water area change?
- Americas ranks 31st out of 36 groups with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area change rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Reservoir minimum water area change (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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