Reservoir minimum water area in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir minimum water area in Australia and New Zealand stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 0.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Australia and New Zealand 93rd out of 222 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
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More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Australia and New Zealand?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Australia and New Zealand was 0.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 93rd out of 222 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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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