Reservoir minimum water area in Northern America
Northern America: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
3rd
of 37 groups
All-time high
0.7%
in 2021
All-time low
0.7%
in 2006
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir minimum water area in Northern America, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area in Northern America is 0.7%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Northern America peaked at 0.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2006.
That places Northern America 3rd out of 37 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Reservoir minimum water area in Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Northern America?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Northern America was 0.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2006.
- How does Northern America rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Northern America ranks 3rd out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern America 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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