Reservoir minimum water area in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Northern Africa, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area in Northern Africa is 0.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Northern Africa peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Northern Africa 28th out of 37 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Reservoir minimum water area in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +36.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +32.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +24.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
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More environment data for Northern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.57 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Northern Africa?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Northern Africa was 0.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Northern Africa rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Northern Africa ranks 28th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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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