Reservoir minimum water area in New Zealand
New Zealand: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.4%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
21st
of 222 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2021
All-time low
0.1%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir minimum water area in New Zealand, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area in New Zealand is 0.4%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in New Zealand peaked at 0.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
New Zealand ranks 21st of 222 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +100.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +24.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 3 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 0.0017 million USD per person (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 9.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value, per 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in New Zealand?
- Reservoir minimum water area in New Zealand was 0.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- New Zealand ranks 21st out of 222 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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