Reservoir minimum water area change in Suriname
Suriname: Reservoir minimum water area change was 84.9% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Reservoir minimum water area change in Suriname, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 84.9% for reservoir minimum water area change in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.2% on the previous year and up 2,840.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area change in Suriname peaked at 84.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -26.8%, in 2015.
Suriname ranks 16th of 154 countries on this measure, 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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.0% | — |
| 2001 | 21.1% | -44.6% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | -49.2% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | +62.9% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | +83.9% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | -15.3% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | -64.3% |
| 2008 | -24.1% | -374.0% |
| 2009 | -24.7% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | -16.8% | -31.9% |
| 2011 | -8.3% | -50.7% |
| 2012 | -3.1% | -62.6% |
| 2013 | -10.3% | +232.9% |
| 2014 | -16.7% | +61.7% |
| 2015 | -26.8% | +61.0% |
| 2016 | -17.1% | -36.4% |
| 2017 | -11.9% | -30.3% |
| 2018 | -4.5% | -62.3% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -245.7% |
| 2020 | 35.3% | +440.7% |
| 2021 | 55.4% | +56.8% |
| 2022 | 84.9% | +53.2% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 84.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 12.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 84.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.3%, 15.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area change in Suriname 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +440.7% | 6.5% | 35.3% |
| 2008 | -374.0% | 8.8% | -24.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | -24.7% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -10.9% | -26.8% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 35.3% | 84.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More environment data for Suriname
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.222 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.23 % 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 -0.158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area change in Suriname?
- Reservoir minimum water area change in Suriname was 84.9% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.8% in 2015.
- How does Suriname rank for reservoir minimum water area change?
- Suriname ranks 16th out of 154 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area change rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,840.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Suriname 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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