Reservoir minimum water area in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Reservoir minimum water area was 242.88 kmsq in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
242.88 kmsq
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
62nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
262.39 kmsq
in 2008
All-time low
63.89 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir minimum water area in Bulgaria, 2000–2022

501001502002502000201120222000: 63.9 kmsq2001: 104.1 kmsq2002: 152.4 kmsq2003: 200.3 kmsq2004: 252.6 kmsq2005: 254 kmsq2006: 256.9 kmsq2007: 261.2 kmsq2008: 262.4 kmsq2009: 261.9 kmsq2010: 259.6 kmsq2011: 258.3 kmsq2012: 255.5 kmsq2013: 257.3 kmsq2014: 257.4 kmsq2015: 258.3 kmsq2016: 256.8 kmsq2017: 258.4 kmsq2018: 255.6 kmsq2019: 255.9 kmsq2020: 251.2 kmsq2021: 245.3 kmsq2022: 242.9 kmsq

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 242.88 kmsq for reservoir minimum water area in 2022.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Bulgaria peaked at 262.39 kmsq in 2008 and was at its lowest, 63.89 kmsq, in 2000.

That places Bulgaria 62nd out of 235 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 206.97 kmsq 63.89 kmsq 262.39 kmsq 10
2010s 257.32 kmsq 255.54 kmsq 259.64 kmsq 10
2020s 246.47 kmsq 242.88 kmsq 251.2 kmsq 3

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 59 Kyrgyzstan 273.17 kmsq compare
  2. 60 Greece 264.06 kmsq compare
  3. 61 Indonesia 260.85 kmsq compare
  4. 63 Panama 240.46 kmsq compare
  5. 64 Iceland 233.32 kmsq compare
  6. 65 French Guiana 230.24 kmsq compare

See the full ranking of 277 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir minimum water area in Bulgaria?
Reservoir minimum water area in Bulgaria was 242.88 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 262.39 kmsq in 2008.
What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 63.89 kmsq in 2000.
How does Bulgaria rank for reservoir minimum water area?
Bulgaria ranks 62nd out of 235 countries with data for 2022.
Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria 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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