Reservoir minimum water area in Europe and Northern America
Europe and Northern America: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Europe and Northern America, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area in Europe and Northern America is 0.6%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Europe and Northern America peaked at 0.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
Europe and Northern America ranks 4th 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 Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America
More environment data for Europe and Northern America
- Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 61.5% (2025)
- Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 62.5% (2025)
- Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 64.7% (2025)
- Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 58.8% (2025)
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by 85.5% (2024)
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water 94.2% (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 98.9% (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 98.0% (2024)
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 11.3% (2023)
- Water Use Efficiency 56.62 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Europe and Northern America?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Europe and Northern America was 0.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Europe and Northern America rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 4th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe and Northern 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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