Reservoir minimum water area change in Sudan
Sudan: Reservoir minimum water area change was 89.7% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Reservoir minimum water area change in Sudan, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir minimum water area change in Sudan stood at 89.7%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 1,063.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area change in Sudan peaked at 89.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -47.1%, in 2000.
That places Sudan 15th out of 154 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reservoir minimum water area change in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -47.1% | — |
| 2001 | -47.1% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -29.2% | -38.0% |
| 2003 | -11.3% | -61.1% |
| 2004 | -11.1% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | -12.3% | +10.2% |
| 2006 | -14.1% | +15.2% |
| 2007 | -16.0% | +13.0% |
| 2008 | -16.2% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | -15.6% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | -7.8% | -50.0% |
| 2011 | -0.0% | -99.7% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -32007.3% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | +64.3% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | +54.0% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | +39.5% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | +32.0% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | +32.6% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | +31.5% |
| 2021 | 86.3% | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 89.7% | +3.9% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 89.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.9%, 8.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 89.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.6%, 6.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area change in Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +32007.3% | -0.0% | 7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -22.0% | -47.1% | -11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | -7.8% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 74.5% | 89.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More environment data for Sudan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -15.35 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.327 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2472 % 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 -0.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area change in Sudan?
- Reservoir minimum water area change in Sudan was 89.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -47.1% in 2000.
- How does Sudan rank for reservoir minimum water area change?
- Sudan ranks 15th out of 154 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area change rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,063.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan 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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