Reservoir minimum water area in World

World: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.3%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
10th
of 33 groups
All-time high
0.3%
in 2022
All-time low
0.2%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir minimum water area in World, 2000–2022

00.10.20.32000201120222000: 0.2262001: 0.2372002: 0.2652003: 0.2912004: 0.3092005: 0.3132006: 0.3132007: 0.3142008: 0.3162009: 0.3172010: 0.3182011: 0.3192012: 0.3212013: 0.3212014: 0.3222015: 0.3222016: 0.3222017: 0.3222018: 0.3222019: 0.3232020: 0.3242021: 0.3252022: 0.326

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

World recorded 0.3% for reservoir minimum water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in World peaked at 0.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.

That places World 10th out of 33 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 World, year by year

Annual values for Reservoir minimum water area (% of total land area) in World, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 0.2%
2001 0.2% +5.0%
2002 0.3% +11.5%
2003 0.3% +10.2%
2004 0.3% +5.9%
2005 0.3% +1.2%
2006 0.3% +0.2%
2007 0.3% +0.3%
2008 0.3% +0.5%
2009 0.3% +0.4%
2010 0.3% +0.3%
2011 0.3% +0.3%
2012 0.3% +0.4%
2013 0.3% +0.2%
2014 0.3% +0.3%
2015 0.3% +0.1%
2016 0.3% -0.1%
2017 0.3% -0.1%
2018 0.3% +0.2%
2019 0.3% +0.2%
2020 0.3% +0.2%
2021 0.3% +0.4%
2022 0.3% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir minimum water area in World?
Reservoir minimum water area in World was 0.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
How does World rank for reservoir minimum water area?
World ranks 10th out of 33 groups with data for 2022.
Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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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Indicator
Reservoir minimum water area (% of total land area)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
247 places, 5,679 data points, 2000–2022
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