Reservoir minimum water area change in Madagascar
Madagascar: Reservoir minimum water area change was -2.8% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Reservoir minimum water area change in Madagascar, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir minimum water area change in Madagascar stood at -2.8%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 669.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area change in Madagascar peaked at 1.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -2.8%, in 2022.
That places Madagascar 137th out of 154 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.0% | — |
| 2001 | -0.5% | +2691.9% |
| 2002 | -0.7% | +47.9% |
| 2003 | -0.4% | -41.5% |
| 2004 | -0.7% | +69.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -132.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +107.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +27.7% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +179.7% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +31.9% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -69.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -93.2% |
| 2014 | -0.5% | -1585.1% |
| 2015 | -1.2% | +135.2% |
| 2016 | -1.1% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | -0.1% | -88.5% |
| 2018 | -1.8% | +1296.5% |
| 2019 | -1.4% | -19.8% |
| 2020 | -2.0% | +39.2% |
| 2021 | -2.6% | +30.4% |
| 2022 | -2.8% | +9.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's -2.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 10.9%. (13 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's -2.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.6%. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area change in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -2691.9% | -0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | -1585.1% | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | -1296.5% | -0.1% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | -0.7% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2% | -1.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.5% | -2.8% | -2.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 134 Papua New Guinea -2.1% compare
- 135 Mauritania -2.2% compare
- 136 Kyrgyzstan -2.8% compare
- 138 Zimbabwe -2.8% compare
- 139 Azerbaijan -3.0% compare
- 140 Morocco -3.4% compare
More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % 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 -1.01 % 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 Madagascar?
- Reservoir minimum water area change in Madagascar was -2.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.8% in 2022.
- How does Madagascar rank for reservoir minimum water area change?
- Madagascar ranks 137th out of 154 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area change rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 669.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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