Reservoir minimum water area in Iceland
Iceland: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Iceland, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir minimum water area in Iceland stood at 0.2%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Iceland peaked at 0.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Iceland ranks 32nd of 193 countries 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +53.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +34.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +26.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 29 Norway 0.3% compare
- 30 Japan 0.3% compare
- 31 Cabo Verde 0.0%
- 31 Switzerland 0.2% compare
- 33 Kazakhstan 0.2% compare
- 34 Eswatini 0.2% compare
- 35 Bulgaria 0.2% compare
More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2016)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Iceland?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Iceland was 0.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Iceland ranks 32nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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