Reservoir minimum water area in Brazil

Brazil: Reservoir minimum water area was 23,887 kmsq in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
23,887 kmsq
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
4th
of 235 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

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000201120222000: 20.8k kmsq2001: 21.0k kmsq2002: 21.1k kmsq2003: 21.5k kmsq2004: 22.0k kmsq2005: 22.7k kmsq2006: 23.4k kmsq2007: 24.3k kmsq2008: 24.8k kmsq2009: 25.2k kmsq2010: 25.3k kmsq2011: 25.4k kmsq2012: 25.7k kmsq2013: 25.7k kmsq2014: 25.7k kmsq2015: 25.3k kmsq2016: 24.6k kmsq2017: 24.0k kmsq2018: 23.6k kmsq2019: 23.3k kmsq2020: 23.4k kmsq2021: 23.8k kmsq2022: 23.9k kmsq

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 4th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 1 Russian Federation 87,014 kmsq compare
  2. 2 United Republic of Tanzania 34,923 kmsq compare
  3. 3 Uganda 28,446 kmsq compare
  4. 5 China 13,063 kmsq compare
  5. 6 Finland 7,276 kmsq compare
  6. 7 India 6,758 kmsq compare

See the full ranking of 277 places β†’

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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 4th out of 235 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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Indicator
Reservoir minimum water area (square kilometres)
Unit
kmsq
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
277 places, 6,369 data points, 2000–2022
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