Reservoir minimum water area change in Singapore
Singapore: Reservoir minimum water area change was 9.7% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Reservoir minimum water area change in Singapore, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area change in Singapore is 9.7%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area change in Singapore peaked at 11.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -36.6%, in 2000.
Singapore ranks 70th 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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -36.6% | — |
| 2001 | -36.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | -35.3% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | -28.3% | -19.9% |
| 2004 | -7.0% | -75.2% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | -259.3% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -34.4% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +37.6% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +19.8% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -25.5% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | +51.9% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | +2.5% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 9.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.1%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 9.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.3%, 86% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area change in Singapore 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 | +259.3% | -7.0% | 11.2% |
| 2004 | +75.2% | -28.3% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -8.7% | -36.6% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 5.1% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 6.2% | 9.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More environment data for Singapore
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9965 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 42.94 % change on previous year (1990)
- Standard Deviation 0.253 °C (1990)
- Temperature change 0.647 °C (1990)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.11 % 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 -5.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area change in Singapore?
- Reservoir minimum water area change in Singapore was 9.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.6% in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for reservoir minimum water area change?
- Singapore ranks 70th out of 154 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area change rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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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