Reservoir minimum water area change in Fiji
Fiji: Reservoir minimum water area change was 58.9% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Reservoir minimum water area change in Fiji, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir minimum water area change in Fiji stood at 58.9%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 269.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area change in Fiji peaked at 58.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -95.2%, in 2000.
Fiji ranks 22nd 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 Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -95.2% | — |
| 2001 | -70.8% | -25.7% |
| 2002 | -47.3% | -33.1% |
| 2003 | -24.7% | -47.7% |
| 2004 | -6.1% | -75.2% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | -239.3% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -81.8% |
| 2007 | -1.6% | -203.2% |
| 2008 | -0.4% | -72.5% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -968.6% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +145.6% |
| 2011 | 14.0% | +48.4% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | +41.6% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 43.2% | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 50.1% | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 58.9% | +5.2% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 58.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 8.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 58.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.3%, 5.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area change in Fiji 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 | +968.6% | -0.4% | 3.8% |
| 2005 | +239.3% | -6.1% | 8.5% |
| 2007 | -203.2% | 1.6% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -23.2% | -95.2% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 9.4% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 50.1% | 58.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More environment data for Fiji
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.31 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.85 % 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 2.25 % 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 Fiji?
- Reservoir minimum water area change in Fiji was 58.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 58.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was -95.2% in 2000.
- How does Fiji rank for reservoir minimum water area change?
- Fiji ranks 22nd out of 154 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area change rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 269.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fiji 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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