Reservoir minimum water area in Portugal
Portugal: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Portugal, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area in Portugal is 0.4%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Portugal peaked at 0.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Portugal 19th out of 222 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir minimum water area in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +99.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +56.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +36.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +34.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 16 United States of America 0.5% compare
- 17 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.5% compare
- 18 Egypt 0.4% compare
- 20 Malaysia 0.4% compare
- 21 New Zealand 0.4% compare
- 22 Türkiye 0.4% compare
- 22 Türkiye 0.4% compare
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 18.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 115.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate -4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production -0.5067 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate -4.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Portugal?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Portugal was 0.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Portugal ranks 19th out of 222 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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