Reservoir minimum water area in Malaysia

Malaysia: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.4%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
16th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2022
All-time low
0.2%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir minimum water area in Malaysia, 2000–2022

00.10.20.30.42000201120222000: 0.1592001: 0.162002: 0.1662003: 0.1672004: 0.1752005: 0.1752006: 0.1752007: 0.1772008: 0.1792009: 0.1812010: 0.1832011: 0.1852012: 0.2042013: 0.2262014: 0.2492015: 0.2752016: 0.3062017: 0.332018: 0.3512019: 0.3722020: 0.3922021: 0.4092022: 0.417

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

In 2022, reservoir minimum water area in Malaysia stood at 0.4%. 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 104.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Malaysia peaked at 0.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.

Malaysia ranks 16th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Reservoir minimum water area in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Reservoir minimum water area (% of total land area) in Malaysia, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2%
2001 0.2% +0.3%
2002 0.2% +3.7%
2003 0.2% +0.9%
2004 0.2% +4.4%
2005 0.2% +0.5%
2006 0.2% -0.1%
2007 0.2% +1.1%
2008 0.2% +1.1%
2009 0.2% +0.9%
2010 0.2% +1.4%
2011 0.2% +1.0%
2012 0.2% +10.0%
2013 0.2% +11.0%
2014 0.2% +10.1%
2015 0.3% +10.3%
2016 0.3% +11.3%
2017 0.3% +8.1%
2018 0.4% +6.4%
2019 0.4% +5.9%
2020 0.4% +5.2%
2021 0.4% +4.5%
2022 0.4% +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 10
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 3

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 13 Russian Federation 0.5% compare
  2. 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0% compare
  3. 14 Egypt 0.4% compare
  4. 15 Portugal 0.4% compare
  5. 17 New Zealand 0.4% compare
  6. 18 Thailand 0.4% compare
  7. 18 Timor-Leste 0.0%
  8. 19 Republic of Korea 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir minimum water area in Malaysia?
Reservoir minimum water area in Malaysia was 0.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
How does Malaysia rank for reservoir minimum water area?
Malaysia ranks 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 104.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia 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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Indicator
Reservoir minimum water area (% of total land area)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
247 places, 5,679 data points, 2000–2022
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