Reservoir minimum water area change in Vietnam

Vietnam: Reservoir minimum water area change was 50.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
50.1%
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
23rd
of 153 countries
All-time high
50.1%
in 2022
All-time low
-42.9%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir minimum water area change in Vietnam, 2000–2022

-40-2002040602000201120222000: -42.92001: -39.72002: -38.42003: -30.42004: -14.12005: -142006: -14.12007: -13.32008: -11.82009: -10.42010: -7.22011: -2.92012: 4.62013: 142014: 22.92015: 31.12016: 38.22017: 39.72018: 43.12019: 45.52020: 45.52021: 46.52022: 50.1

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area change in Vietnam is 50.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 978.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area change in Vietnam peaked at 50.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -42.9%, in 2000.

Vietnam ranks 23rd of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Reservoir minimum water area change in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Reservoir minimum water area change (%) in Vietnam, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 -42.9%
2001 -39.7% -7.5%
2002 -38.4% -3.3%
2003 -30.4% -20.8%
2004 -14.1% -53.7%
2005 -14.0% -0.8%
2006 -14.1% +0.7%
2007 -13.3% -5.4%
2008 -11.8% -11.1%
2009 -10.4% -12.4%
2010 -7.2% -30.3%
2011 -2.9% -60.3%
2012 4.6% -261.9%
2013 14.0% +200.7%
2014 22.9% +63.9%
2015 31.1% +35.7%
2016 38.2% +23.0%
2017 39.7% +4.0%
2018 43.1% +8.4%
2019 45.5% +5.7%
2020 45.5% -0.0%
2021 46.5% +2.3%
2022 50.1% +7.6%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 50.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 7.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 50.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.3%, 4.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Reservoir minimum water area change in Vietnam 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.

YearChange FromTo
2012 +261.9% -2.9% 4.6%
2013 +200.7% 4.6% 14.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -22.9% -42.9% -10.4% 10
2010s 22.9% -7.2% 45.5% 10
2020s 47.4% 45.5% 50.1% 3

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 62.9% compare
  2. 20 Laos 62.9% compare
  3. 21 Caribbean 7.2% compare
  4. 22 Fiji 58.9% compare
  5. 23 Viet Nam 50.1% compare
  6. 25 Guinea 48.4% compare
  7. 26 Myanmar 41.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir minimum water area change in Vietnam?
Reservoir minimum water area change in Vietnam was 50.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2022.
What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area change recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was -42.9% in 2000.
How does Vietnam rank for reservoir minimum water area change?
Vietnam ranks 23rd out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
Is reservoir minimum water area change rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is up 978.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Vietnam 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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Indicator
Reservoir minimum water area change (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
190 places, 4,368 data points, 2000–2022
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