Reservoir minimum water area in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.2%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
35th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2008
All-time low
0.1%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir minimum water area in Bulgaria, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.2% for reservoir minimum water area in 2022.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Bulgaria peaked at 0.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir minimum water area in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +62.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +46.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +31.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +26.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
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More environment data for Bulgaria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.573 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate -4.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0478 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate -7.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Bulgaria?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Bulgaria was 0.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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