Reservoir minimum water area in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 0.2% for reservoir minimum water area in 2022.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 0.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 16th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir minimum water area in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 13 Paraguay 0.5% compare
- 14 Russian Federation 0.5% compare
- 14 Russian Federation 0.5% compare
- 16 United States of America 0.5% compare
- 17 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.5% compare
- 18 Egypt 0.4% compare
- 19 Portugal 0.4% compare
More environment data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.204 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 9.17 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 29.54 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 158,363 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.3 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 35,902 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Latin America and the Caribbean was 0.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 16th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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