Reservoir minimum water area change in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Reservoir minimum water area change was 7.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Reservoir minimum water area change in Small island developing States (SIDS), 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir minimum water area change in Small island developing States (SIDS) stood at 7.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 138.0% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area change in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 9.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -22.5%, in 2000.
Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 21st of 36 groups 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 Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -22.5% | — |
| 2001 | -15.6% | -30.7% |
| 2002 | -15.2% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | -10.2% | -32.8% |
| 2004 | -5.0% | -50.9% |
| 2005 | -3.4% | -32.9% |
| 2006 | -2.4% | -27.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -107.1% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +1412.7% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +117.7% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +32.9% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -22.9% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -47.4% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +24.5% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -72.5% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +194.3% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +138.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area change in Small island developing States (SIDS) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +1412.7% | 0.2% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -6.6% | -22.5% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 3.0% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 1.0% | 7.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
More environment data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 176,855 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area change in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Reservoir minimum water area change in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 7.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.5% in 2000.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for reservoir minimum water area change?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 21st out of 36 groups with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area change rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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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