Reservoir minimum water area change in Japan
Japan: Reservoir minimum water area change was -0.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Reservoir minimum water area change in Japan, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded -0.3% for reservoir minimum water area change in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.1% on the previous year and down 159.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area change in Japan peaked at 1.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.4%, in 2003.
Japan ranks 128th of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reservoir minimum water area change in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -1.2% | — |
| 2001 | -1.2% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | -1.2% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | -1.4% | +18.4% |
| 2004 | -0.4% | -70.4% |
| 2005 | -0.4% | -12.7% |
| 2006 | -0.3% | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -146.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +182.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -56.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +41.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +50.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +76.8% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -26.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -25.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -17.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -73.6% |
| 2020 | -0.5% | -476.9% |
| 2021 | -0.2% | -61.7% |
| 2022 | -0.3% | +49.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's -0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.1%. (44 countries reporting)
- Japan's -0.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.3%. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area change in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -476.9% | 0.1% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.5% | -1.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -0.5% | -0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 125 Republic of Moldova 0.0% compare
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- 129 Georgia -0.4% compare
- 130 Senegal -0.5% compare
- 131 Turkmenistan -0.6% compare
More environment data for Japan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.8 % 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 -0.4957 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area change in Japan?
- Reservoir minimum water area change in Japan was -0.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.4% in 2003.
- How does Japan rank for reservoir minimum water area change?
- Japan ranks 128th out of 154 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area change rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 159.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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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