Reservoir minimum water area in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Southern Asia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir minimum water area in Southern Asia stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Southern Asia peaked at 0.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Southern Asia ranks 26th of 37 groups 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 24 Thailand 0.4% compare
- 25 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.4% compare
- 26 Syrian Arab Republic 0.3% compare
- 26 Syrian Arab Republic 0.3% compare
- 28 Republic of Korea 0.3% compare
- 28 Republic of Korea 0.3% compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Southern Asia?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Southern Asia was 0.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Southern Asia rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Southern Asia ranks 26th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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