Reservoir minimum water area in Albania
Albania: Reservoir minimum water area was 80.17 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Albania, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area in Albania is 80.17, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Albania peaked at 80.17 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14.55, in 2000.
That places Albania 96th out of 254 countries 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 Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.55 | — |
| 2001 | 29.27 | +101.1% |
| 2002 | 43.55 | +48.8% |
| 2003 | 56.59 | +29.9% |
| 2004 | 72.1 | +27.4% |
| 2005 | 73.02 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 73.82 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 74.93 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 74.53 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 73.57 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 73 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 72.68 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 71.65 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 73.02 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 74.15 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 74.61 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 74.04 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 75.76 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 75.77 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 76.21 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 77.53 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 79.74 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 80.17 | +0.5% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 80.17 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.51, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Albania's 80.17 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.38, 81% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +101.1% | 14.55 | 29.27 |
| 2002 | +48.8% | 29.27 | 43.55 |
| 2003 | +29.9% | 43.55 | 56.59 |
| 2004 | +27.4% | 56.59 | 72.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.59 | 14.55 | 74.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.09 | 71.65 | 76.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.14 | 77.53 | 80.17 | 3 |
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More environment data for Albania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6356 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8208 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.434 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2018)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Albania?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Albania was 80.17 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 80.17 in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.55 in 2000.
- How does Albania rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Albania ranks 96th out of 254 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Reservoir minimum water area (square kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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