Reservoir minimum water area in Europe
Europe: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.5%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
7th
of 37 groups
All-time high
0.5%
in 2019
All-time low
0.3%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir minimum water area in Europe, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area in Europe is 0.5%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Europe peaked at 0.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
Europe ranks 7th of 37 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir minimum water area in Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +15.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +27.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 16.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Europe?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Europe was 0.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does Europe rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Europe ranks 7th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe 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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