Reservoir minimum water area in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Reservoir minimum water area was 1.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1.1%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
1st
of 37 groups
All-time high
1.1%
in 2005
All-time low
0.5%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir minimum water area in Eastern Africa, 2000–2022

00.250.50.7512000201120222000: 0.478 %2001: 0.483 %2002: 0.665 %2003: 0.842 %2004: 1 %2005: 1.1 %2006: 1.1 %2007: 1.1 %2008: 1.1 %2009: 1.1 %2010: 1.1 %2011: 1.1 %2012: 1.1 %2013: 1.1 %2014: 1.1 %2015: 1.1 %2016: 1.1 %2017: 1.1 %2018: 1.1 %2019: 1.1 %2020: 1.1 %2021: 1.1 %2022: 1.1 %

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area in Eastern Africa is 1.1%, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Eastern Africa peaked at 1.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.

Eastern Africa ranks 1st of 37 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Reservoir minimum water area in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Reservoir minimum water area (% of total land area) in Eastern Africa, 2000 to 2022.
Year % Change
2000 0.5%
2001 0.5% +1.1%
2002 0.7% +37.6%
2003 0.8% +26.6%
2004 1.0% +20.7%
2005 1.1% +6.2%
2006 1.1% -0.2%
2007 1.1% -0.2%
2008 1.1% -0.1%
2009 1.1% +0.1%
2010 1.1% +0.0%
2011 1.1% +0.2%
2012 1.1% +0.2%
2013 1.1% +0.0%
2014 1.1% -0.1%
2015 1.1% -0.0%
2016 1.1% -0.2%
2017 1.1% -0.2%
2018 1.1% -0.0%
2019 1.1% +0.0%
2020 1.1% -0.1%
2021 1.1% +0.2%
2022 1.1% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.5% 1.1% 10
2010s 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 10
2020s 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 3

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 1 Uganda 11.8% compare
  2. 2 United Republic of Tanzania 3.7% compare
  3. 3 Ghana 2.3% compare
  4. 4 Finland 2.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir minimum water area in Eastern Africa?
Reservoir minimum water area in Eastern Africa was 1.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2005.
What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
How does Eastern Africa rank for reservoir minimum water area?
Eastern Africa ranks 1st out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Africa 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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Indicator
Reservoir minimum water area (% of total land area)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
259 places, 5,955 data points, 2000–2022
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