Reservoir minimum water area change in Eritrea
Eritrea: Reservoir minimum water area change was 529.8% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Reservoir minimum water area change in Eritrea, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area change in Eritrea is 529.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 1,644.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area change in Eritrea peaked at 529.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -95.1%, in 2001.
Eritrea ranks 3rd of 154 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reservoir minimum water area change in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -95.1% | — |
| 2001 | -95.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | -93.4% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | -91.8% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | -91.8% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -92.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | -92.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -89.6% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | -86.1% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | -71.0% | -17.5% |
| 2010 | -57.5% | -19.0% |
| 2011 | -45.3% | -21.2% |
| 2012 | -34.3% | -24.3% |
| 2013 | -28.4% | -17.3% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | -168.2% |
| 2015 | 73.5% | +280.0% |
| 2016 | 128.2% | +74.5% |
| 2017 | 179.0% | +39.6% |
| 2018 | 299.5% | +67.3% |
| 2019 | 363.9% | +21.5% |
| 2020 | 425.0% | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 479.9% | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 529.8% | +10.4% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 529.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.9%, 48.6× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 529.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.6%, 36.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area change in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +280.0% | 19.3% | 73.5% |
| 2014 | +168.2% | -28.4% | 19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -89.8% | -95.1% | -71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | -57.5% | 363.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 478.2% | 425.0% | 529.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More environment data for Eritrea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 57.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.531 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 0.012 °C (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6471 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3665 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area change in Eritrea?
- Reservoir minimum water area change in Eritrea was 529.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 529.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was -95.1% in 2001.
- How does Eritrea rank for reservoir minimum water area change?
- Eritrea ranks 3rd out of 154 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area change rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,644.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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