Reservoir minimum water area change in Nepal
Nepal: Reservoir minimum water area change was 19.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Reservoir minimum water area change in Nepal, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 19.5% for reservoir minimum water area change in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 291.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area change in Nepal peaked at 19.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -36.4%, in 2002.
Nepal ranks 45th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reservoir minimum water area change in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -36.0% | — |
| 2001 | -35.7% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | -36.4% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | -14.9% | -59.1% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | -144.5% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +24.0% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +30.1% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | +5.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 19.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.9%, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 19.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 13.3%, 1.5× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area change in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +144.5% | -14.9% | 6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -8.2% | -36.4% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 4.9% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 17.6% | 19.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More environment data for Nepal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 41.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.54 % 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 -6.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area change in Nepal?
- Reservoir minimum water area change in Nepal was 19.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.4% in 2002.
- How does Nepal rank for reservoir minimum water area change?
- Nepal ranks 45th out of 154 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area change rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 291.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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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