Reservoir minimum water area in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Republic of Korea, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area in Republic of Korea is 0.3%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2000.
Republic of Korea ranks 28th of 222 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 Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
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 Republic of Korea
- 25 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.4% compare
- 26 Syrian Arab Republic 0.3% compare
- 26 Syrian Arab Republic 0.3% compare
- 28 Republic of Korea 0.3% compare
- 30 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.3% compare
- 30 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.3% compare
More environment data for Republic of Korea
- Heating Degree Days 4,260 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,564 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 3.56 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1.27 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 2.28 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Republic of Korea?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Republic of Korea was 0.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2000.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Republic of Korea ranks 28th out of 222 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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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