Reservoir minimum water area change in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Reservoir minimum water area change was 13.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Reservoir minimum water area change in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area change in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 13.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area change in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 13.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -53.2%, in 2000.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 9th out of 36 groups 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -53.2% | — |
| 2001 | -52.7% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | -34.2% | -35.1% |
| 2003 | -15.9% | -53.4% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -111.1% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | +380.4% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 12.5% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +3.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area change in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +380.4% | 1.8% | 8.5% |
| 2004 | +111.1% | -15.9% | 1.8% |
| 2003 | +53.4% | -34.2% | -15.9% |
| 2002 | +35.1% | -52.7% | -34.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -11.0% | -53.2% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 10.0% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.0% | 13.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area change in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Reservoir minimum water area change in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 13.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was -53.2% in 2000.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for reservoir minimum water area change?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 9th out of 36 groups with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area change rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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