Reservoir minimum water area in Malaysia
Malaysia: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Malaysia, 2000–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 13 Russian Federation 0.5% compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0% compare
- 14 Egypt 0.4% compare
- 15 Portugal 0.4% compare
- 17 New Zealand 0.4% compare
- 18 Thailand 0.4% compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 0.0%
- 19 Republic of Korea 0.3% compare
More environment data for Malaysia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -22.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0273 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -10.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
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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