Reservoir minimum water area in Asia
Asia: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Asia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Asia recorded 0.1% for reservoir minimum water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Asia peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Asia ranks 11th of 21 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir minimum water area in Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More environment data for Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 389,605 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 66.09 million m3 (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production 80.38 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Asia?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Asia was 0.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Asia rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Asia ranks 11th out of 21 groups with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Reservoir minimum water area (% of total land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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