Reservoir minimum water area in Central America
Central America: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Central America, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Central America recorded 0.2% for reservoir minimum water area in 2022.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Central America peaked at 0.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2004.
That places Central America 17th out of 33 groups 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 Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 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 Central America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.58 % (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 83.65 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 3.69 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 4.26 % (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 321,062 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Central America?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Central America was 0.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
- How does Central America rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Central America ranks 17th out of 33 groups with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America 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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