Reservoir minimum water area in Kenya
Kenya: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Kenya, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area in Kenya is 0.7%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Kenya peaked at 0.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2001.
That places Kenya 9th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir minimum water area in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +50.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +33.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +25.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 37.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0013 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate 21.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Kenya?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Kenya was 0.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2001.
- How does Kenya rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Kenya ranks 9th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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