Reservoir minimum water area in El Salvador

El Salvador: Reservoir minimum water area was 66.51 kmsq in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
66.51 kmsq
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
80th
of 212 countries
All-time high
77.37 kmsq
in 2002
All-time low
61.36 kmsq
in 2020
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir minimum water area in El Salvador, 2000–2022

0204060802000201120222000: 75.3 kmsq2001: 77 kmsq2002: 77.4 kmsq2003: 74.9 kmsq2004: 76.6 kmsq2005: 74 kmsq2006: 71.6 kmsq2007: 71.8 kmsq2008: 74.4 kmsq2009: 70.6 kmsq2010: 70.3 kmsq2011: 74.6 kmsq2012: 73.8 kmsq2013: 73.4 kmsq2014: 73.8 kmsq2015: 73.3 kmsq2016: 68.9 kmsq2017: 65.9 kmsq2018: 64.2 kmsq2019: 65.3 kmsq2020: 61.4 kmsq2021: 63.9 kmsq2022: 66.5 kmsq

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

Analysis

In 2022, reservoir minimum water area in El Salvador stood at 66.51 kmsq.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in El Salvador peaked at 77.37 kmsq in 2002 and was at its lowest, 61.36 kmsq, in 2020.

El Salvador ranks 80th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 74.37 kmsq 70.63 kmsq 77.37 kmsq 10
2010s 70.34 kmsq 64.16 kmsq 74.59 kmsq 10
2020s 63.91 kmsq 61.36 kmsq 66.51 kmsq 3

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 77 Philippines 79.65 kmsq compare
  2. 78 Latvia 76.76 kmsq compare
  3. 79 Ecuador 69.08 kmsq compare
  4. 81 Austria 56.37 kmsq compare
  5. 82 Hungary 55.57 kmsq compare
  6. 83 Dominican Republic 53.73 kmsq compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir minimum water area in El Salvador?
Reservoir minimum water area in El Salvador was 66.51 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 77.37 kmsq in 2002.
What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 61.36 kmsq in 2020.
How does El Salvador rank for reservoir minimum water area?
El Salvador ranks 80th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador 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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