Reservoir minimum water area in El Salvador

El Salvador: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.3%
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
34th
of 222 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2002
All-time low
0.3%
in 2020
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir minimum water area in El Salvador, 2000–2022

00.10.20.30.42000201120222000: 0.358 %2001: 0.366 %2002: 0.368 %2003: 0.356 %2004: 0.364 %2005: 0.352 %2006: 0.34 %2007: 0.341 %2008: 0.354 %2009: 0.336 %2010: 0.334 %2011: 0.354 %2012: 0.351 %2013: 0.349 %2014: 0.351 %2015: 0.348 %2016: 0.328 %2017: 0.313 %2018: 0.305 %2019: 0.311 %2020: 0.292 %2021: 0.304 %2022: 0.316 %

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

Analysis

In 2022, reservoir minimum water area in El Salvador stood at 0.3%.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in El Salvador peaked at 0.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.

El Salvador ranks 34th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Reservoir minimum water area in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Reservoir minimum water area (% of total land area) in El Salvador, 2000 to 2022.
Year % Change
2000 0.4%
2001 0.4% +2.2%
2002 0.4% +0.5%
2003 0.4% -3.2%
2004 0.4% +2.3%
2005 0.4% -3.5%
2006 0.3% -3.2%
2007 0.3% +0.4%
2008 0.4% +3.6%
2009 0.3% -5.1%
2010 0.3% -0.5%
2011 0.4% +6.1%
2012 0.4% -1.1%
2013 0.3% -0.5%
2014 0.4% +0.6%
2015 0.3% -0.8%
2016 0.3% -5.9%
2017 0.3% -4.4%
2018 0.3% -2.6%
2019 0.3% +1.8%
2020 0.3% -6.1%
2021 0.3% +4.1%
2022 0.3% +4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir minimum water area in El Salvador?
Reservoir minimum water area in El Salvador was 0.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
How does El Salvador rank for reservoir minimum water area?
El Salvador ranks 34th out of 222 countries with data for 2022.
Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador 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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