Reservoir minimum water area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Southern Europe, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir minimum water area in Southern Europe stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Southern Europe peaked at 0.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Southern Europe ranks 14th 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 Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +78.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +56.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +30.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +24.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 11 Azerbaijan 0.6% compare
- 12 Ukraine 0.6% compare
- 13 Paraguay 0.5% compare
- 14 Russian Federation 0.5% compare
- 14 Russian Federation 0.5% compare
- 16 United States of America 0.5% compare
- 17 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.5% compare
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -6.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate 0.076 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Import value, annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Southern Europe?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Southern Europe was 0.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Southern Europe rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Southern Europe ranks 14th out of 37 groups with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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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