Reservoir minimum water area in Norway

Norway: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.3%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
29th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2003
All-time low
0.1%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir minimum water area in Norway, 2000–2022

00.10.20.32000201120222000: 0.1282001: 0.1842002: 0.2382003: 0.2752004: 0.2732005: 0.2732006: 0.2732007: 0.2712008: 0.2682009: 0.2622010: 0.2612011: 0.2592012: 0.2612013: 0.2542014: 0.2632015: 0.2662016: 0.2672017: 0.2662018: 0.2742019: 0.2722020: 0.2712021: 0.2712022: 0.27

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area in Norway is 0.3%, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Norway peaked at 0.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.

Norway ranks 29th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Reservoir minimum water area in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Reservoir minimum water area (% of total land area) in Norway, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 0.1%
2001 0.2% +43.5%
2002 0.2% +29.7%
2003 0.3% +15.6%
2004 0.3% -0.6%
2005 0.3% -0.2%
2006 0.3% -0.1%
2007 0.3% -0.6%
2008 0.3% -1.1%
2009 0.3% -2.3%
2010 0.3% -0.5%
2011 0.3% -0.5%
2012 0.3% +0.6%
2013 0.3% -2.7%
2014 0.3% +3.7%
2015 0.3% +0.9%
2016 0.3% +0.3%
2017 0.3% -0.1%
2018 0.3% +2.9%
2019 0.3% -0.8%
2020 0.3% -0.5%
2021 0.3% +0.0%
2022 0.3% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir minimum water area in Norway?
Reservoir minimum water area in Norway was 0.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2003.
What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
How does Norway rank for reservoir minimum water area?
Norway ranks 29th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway 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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