Reservoir minimum water area change in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Reservoir minimum water area change was 26.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Reservoir minimum water area change in Burkina Faso, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area change in Burkina Faso is 26.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.3% on the previous year and up 313.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area change in Burkina Faso peaked at 26.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -36.3%, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 27th out of 130 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -36.3% | — |
| 2001 | -35.6% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | -17.7% | -50.3% |
| 2003 | -5.0% | -71.9% |
| 2004 | -1.0% | -79.0% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -276.3% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +159.3% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +31.8% |
| 2008 | 5.8% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | +31.5% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | +19.4% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +51.9% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | +38.0% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | +19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -7.1% | -36.3% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 5.3% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 15.8% | 26.1% | 3 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 553 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -28.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 604 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -36.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -6.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area change in Burkina Faso?
- Reservoir minimum water area change in Burkina Faso was 26.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.3% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for reservoir minimum water area change?
- Burkina Faso ranks 27th out of 130 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area change rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 313.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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