Reservoir minimum water area in Japan
Japan: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.3%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
30th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2015
All-time low
0.3%
in 2003
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir minimum water area in Japan, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.3% for reservoir minimum water area in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Japan peaked at 0.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2003.
That places Japan 30th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Reservoir minimum water area in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 27 Brazil 0.3% compare
- 28 Albania 0.3% compare
- 29 Norway 0.3% compare
- 31 Cabo Verde 0.0%
- 31 Switzerland 0.2% compare
- 32 Iceland 0.2% compare
- 33 Kazakhstan 0.2% compare
More environment data for Japan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0245 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate -5.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Japan?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Japan was 0.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2003.
- How does Japan rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Japan ranks 30th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan 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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