Reservoir minimum water area in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Puerto Rico, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area in Puerto Rico is 0.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Puerto Rico ranks 90th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir minimum water area in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +115.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +50.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +33.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +25.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
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More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 677.16 million SLC (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 22.04 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 30.48 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 864.98 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 864.98 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Puerto Rico?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Puerto Rico was 0.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 90th out of 222 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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