Reservoir minimum water area in Brazil
Brazil: Reservoir minimum water area was 23,887 kmsq in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
23,887 kmsq
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
6th
of 254 countries
All-time high
25,701 kmsq
in 2014
All-time low
20,850 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir minimum water area in Brazil, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 23,887 kmsq for reservoir minimum water area in 2022.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Brazil peaked at 25,701 kmsq in 2014 and was at its lowest, 20,850 kmsq, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 6th 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20,850 kmsq | — |
| 2001 | 21,001 kmsq | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 21,085 kmsq | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 21,531 kmsq | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 21,955 kmsq | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 22,689 kmsq | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 23,438 kmsq | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 24,342 kmsq | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 24,800 kmsq | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 25,152 kmsq | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 25,334 kmsq | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 25,437 kmsq | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 25,677 kmsq | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 25,677 kmsq | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25,701 kmsq | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 25,298 kmsq | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 24,606 kmsq | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 24,050 kmsq | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 23,574 kmsq | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 23,296 kmsq | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 23,354 kmsq | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 23,761 kmsq | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 23,887 kmsq | +0.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 23,887 kmsq is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.51 kmsq, 359.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 23,887 kmsq is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2511 kmsq, 95129.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22,684 kmsq | 20,850 kmsq | 25,152 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,865 kmsq | 23,296 kmsq | 25,701 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,667 kmsq | 23,354 kmsq | 23,887 kmsq | 3 |
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More environment data for Brazil
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.155 % 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 -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Brazil?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Brazil was 23,887 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 25,701 kmsq in 2014.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,850 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Brazil ranks 6th out of 254 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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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