Reservoir minimum water area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Reservoir minimum water area was 0.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir minimum water area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 0.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 4th of 21 groups 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +39.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +27.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +21.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 0.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 4th out of 21 groups with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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