Reservoir minimum water area change in Melanesia
Melanesia: Reservoir minimum water area change was 1.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Reservoir minimum water area change in Melanesia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area change in Melanesia is 1.2%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 194.5% on the previous year and down 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area change in Melanesia peaked at 8.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -16.1%, in 2000.
That places Melanesia 119th 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 Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -16.1% | — |
| 2001 | -10.8% | -32.5% |
| 2002 | -7.3% | -33.0% |
| 2003 | -3.3% | -54.8% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -131.7% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +314.8% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -26.9% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +64.5% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +44.3% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -26.4% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -36.3% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -65.8% |
| 2016 | -3.1% | -329.1% |
| 2017 | -5.2% | +67.8% |
| 2018 | -7.1% | +36.1% |
| 2019 | -5.9% | -17.4% |
| 2020 | -4.5% | -24.3% |
| 2021 | -1.3% | -71.0% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -194.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.4% | -16.1% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | -7.1% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.5% | -4.5% | 1.2% | 3 |
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More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 52,995 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.47 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 21,133 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area change in Melanesia?
- Reservoir minimum water area change in Melanesia was 1.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.1% in 2000.
- How does Melanesia rank for reservoir minimum water area change?
- Melanesia ranks 119th out of 154 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area change rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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