Reservoir minimum water area in China
China: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in China, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir minimum water area in China stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in China peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2002.
That places China 53rd out of 193 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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
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 China
- 50 Bangladesh 0.1% compare
- 51 South Africa 0.1% compare
- 52 Kyrgyzstan 0.1% compare
- 54 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1% compare
- 55 Italy 0.1% compare
- 56 Honduras 0.1% compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 10.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0008 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate 15.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per capita 0.0004 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -6.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in China?
- Reservoir minimum water area in China was 0.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2002.
- How does China rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- China ranks 53rd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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