Reservoir minimum water area in Panama
Panama: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.3%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
21st
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2019
All-time low
0.2%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir minimum water area in Panama, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.3% for reservoir minimum water area in 2022.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Panama peaked at 0.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places Panama 21st out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir minimum water area in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +36.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 18 Thailand 0.4% compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 0.0%
- 19 Republic of Korea 0.3% compare
- 20 Zambia 0.3% compare
- 22 El Salvador 0.3% compare
- 23 Tajikistan 0.3% compare
- 24 Mozambique 0.3% compare
More environment data for Panama
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0127 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Panama?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Panama was 0.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Panama ranks 21st out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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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