Reservoir minimum water area in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Reservoir minimum water area was 4,285 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir minimum water area in Australia and New Zealand stood at 4,285.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 4,700 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3,639, in 2000.
That places Australia and New Zealand 10th out of 219 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir minimum water area in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,639 | — |
| 2001 | 3,929 | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 4,180 | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 4,343 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 4,511 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 4,445 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 4,346 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 4,223 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 4,116 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 4,130 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 4,109 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 4,119 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 4,274 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 4,488 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 4,582 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 4,671 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 4,700 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 4,574 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 4,538 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 4,498 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 4,386 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 4,277 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 4,285 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,186 | 3,639 | 4,511 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,455 | 4,109 | 4,700 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,316 | 4,277 | 4,386 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Australia and New Zealand?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Australia and New Zealand was 4,285 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 4,700 in 2016.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,639 in 2000.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 10th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).