Reservoir minimum water area in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Lao People's Democratic Republic recorded 0.3% for reservoir minimum water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 30th 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +30.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +24.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 28 Republic of Korea 0.3% compare
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- 30 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.3% compare
- 32 Zambia 0.3% compare
- 33 Panama 0.3% compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.18 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.34 Percentage change (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 114.88 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 3,967 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 232,299 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 78,795 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 153,504 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.1027 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 30th out of 222 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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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