Reservoir minimum water area in Zambia
Zambia: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.3%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
20th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2005
All-time low
0.3%
in 2021
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir minimum water area in Zambia, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir minimum water area in Zambia stood at 0.3%.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Zambia peaked at 0.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2021.
Zambia ranks 20th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir minimum water area in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 17 New Zealand 0.4% compare
- 18 Thailand 0.4% compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 0.0%
- 19 Republic of Korea 0.3% compare
- 21 Panama 0.3% compare
- 22 El Salvador 0.3% compare
- 23 Tajikistan 0.3% compare
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0047 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -96.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Zambia?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Zambia was 0.3% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- How does Zambia rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Zambia ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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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