Reservoir minimum water area change in Asia
Asia: Reservoir minimum water area change was 16.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Reservoir minimum water area change in Asia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir minimum water area change in Asia stood at 16.4%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 240.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area change in Asia peaked at 16.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -24.7%, in 2000.
Asia ranks 8th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reservoir minimum water area change in Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -24.7% | — |
| 2001 | -22.0% | -10.9% |
| 2002 | -17.8% | -19.3% |
| 2003 | -8.7% | -50.9% |
| 2004 | -3.7% | -58.1% |
| 2005 | -3.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | -2.4% | -34.3% |
| 2007 | -0.7% | -72.7% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -301.9% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +63.0% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +34.1% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +30.0% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | +26.4% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +28.6% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +21.0% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 15.5% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +5.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area change in Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +301.9% | -0.7% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -8.0% | -24.7% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 2.9% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 14.0% | 16.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More environment data for Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 213.39 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 80.29 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 257.46 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area change in Asia?
- Reservoir minimum water area change in Asia was 16.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.7% in 2000.
- How does Asia rank for reservoir minimum water area change?
- Asia ranks 8th out of 36 groups with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area change rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 240.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Asia 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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