Reservoir minimum water area change in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Reservoir minimum water area change was 81.4% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Reservoir minimum water area change in Ethiopia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir minimum water area change in Ethiopia stood at 81.4%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.9% on the previous year and up 782.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area change in Ethiopia peaked at 81.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -48.5%, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 17th of 154 countries 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -48.5% | — |
| 2001 | -48.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | -30.6% | -36.4% |
| 2003 | -13.3% | -56.4% |
| 2004 | -12.2% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | -11.8% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | -11.5% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | -10.9% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | -10.4% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | -9.9% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | -4.8% | -51.6% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -138.2% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | +404.0% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | +83.4% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | +40.9% |
| 2015 | 27.3% | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | +30.6% |
| 2019 | 44.7% | +24.7% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 71.5% | +32.3% |
| 2022 | 81.4% | +13.9% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 81.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.9%, 7.5× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 81.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.6%, 5.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area change in Ethiopia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +404.0% | 1.8% | 9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -20.7% | -48.5% | -9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | -4.8% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 54.0% | 81.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 77.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area change in Ethiopia?
- Reservoir minimum water area change in Ethiopia was 81.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was -48.5% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for reservoir minimum water area change?
- Ethiopia ranks 17th out of 154 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area change rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 782.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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