Reservoir minimum water area in Argentina
Argentina: Reservoir minimum water area was 3,188 kmsq in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
3,188 kmsq
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
18th
of 254 countries
All-time high
3,300 kmsq
in 2020
All-time low
2,019 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir minimum water area in Argentina, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 3,188 kmsq for reservoir minimum water area in 2022.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Argentina peaked at 3,300 kmsq in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,019 kmsq, in 2000.
Argentina ranks 18th of 254 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir minimum water area in Argentina, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,019 kmsq | — |
| 2001 | 2,378 kmsq | +17.8% |
| 2002 | 2,784 kmsq | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 3,155 kmsq | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 3,179 kmsq | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 3,229 kmsq | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 3,247 kmsq | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 3,241 kmsq | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 3,217 kmsq | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 3,198 kmsq | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 3,210 kmsq | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 3,234 kmsq | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 3,239 kmsq | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3,257 kmsq | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 3,261 kmsq | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3,249 kmsq | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 3,243 kmsq | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 3,250 kmsq | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 3,260 kmsq | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 3,293 kmsq | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 3,300 kmsq | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 3,242 kmsq | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 3,188 kmsq | -1.7% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 3,188 kmsq is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.51 kmsq, 47.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 3,188 kmsq is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2511 kmsq, 12695.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,965 kmsq | 2,019 kmsq | 3,247 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,250 kmsq | 3,210 kmsq | 3,293 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,243 kmsq | 3,188 kmsq | 3,300 kmsq | 3 |
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More environment data for Argentina
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.78 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8814 % 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 0.8286 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Argentina?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Argentina was 3,188 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 3,300 kmsq in 2020.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,019 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Argentina rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Argentina ranks 18th out of 254 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina 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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