Reservoir minimum water area change in Syria
Syria: Reservoir minimum water area change was 4.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Reservoir minimum water area change in Syria, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area change in Syria is 4.2%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.2% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area change in Syria peaked at 7.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -36.4%, in 2000.
That places Syria 107th out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -36.4% | — |
| 2001 | -36.2% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | -14.7% | -59.5% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | -147.3% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -35.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -18.7% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -19.2% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +113.0% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +25.7% |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -33.2% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 4.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 10.9%, 38% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Syria's 4.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.2%, 41% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area change in Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +147.3% | -14.7% | 6.9% |
| 2020 | +113.0% | 2.3% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.0% | -36.4% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.3% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.2% | 6.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More environment data for Syria
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -5.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7246 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area change in Syria?
- Reservoir minimum water area change in Syria was 4.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.4% in 2000.
- How does Syria rank for reservoir minimum water area change?
- Syria ranks 107th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area change rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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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