Reservoir minimum water area in Eswatini

Eswatini: Reservoir minimum water area was 38.26 kmsq in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
38.26 kmsq
Change on year
up 14.1%
World rank
104th
of 235 countries
All-time high
46.42 kmsq
in 2015
All-time low
22.4 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir minimum water area in Eswatini, 2000–2022

010203040502000201120222000: 22.4 kmsq2001: 25.6 kmsq2002: 29.8 kmsq2003: 29.8 kmsq2004: 28.4 kmsq2005: 27.4 kmsq2006: 25.8 kmsq2007: 25.2 kmsq2008: 25.6 kmsq2009: 27.7 kmsq2010: 31.5 kmsq2011: 36.4 kmsq2012: 40.7 kmsq2013: 43.1 kmsq2014: 46 kmsq2015: 46.4 kmsq2016: 44.4 kmsq2017: 39.1 kmsq2018: 37.2 kmsq2019: 35.2 kmsq2020: 33.5 kmsq2021: 33.5 kmsq2022: 38.3 kmsq

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

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 38.26 kmsq for reservoir minimum water area in 2022.

That represents a change of up 14.1% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Eswatini peaked at 46.42 kmsq in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.4 kmsq, in 2000.

That places Eswatini 104th 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 26.76 kmsq 22.4 kmsq 29.8 kmsq 10
2010s 39.99 kmsq 31.54 kmsq 46.42 kmsq 10
2020s 35.09 kmsq 33.48 kmsq 38.26 kmsq 3

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 101 Madagascar 44.08 kmsq compare
  2. 102 Melanesia 41.69 kmsq compare
  3. 103 Namibia 38.81 kmsq compare
  4. 105 Papua New Guinea 38.14 kmsq compare
  5. 106 Guinea 36.08 kmsq compare
  6. 107 Eritrea 35.57 kmsq compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir minimum water area in Eswatini?
Reservoir minimum water area in Eswatini was 38.26 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 46.42 kmsq in 2015.
What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 22.4 kmsq in 2000.
How does Eswatini rank for reservoir minimum water area?
Eswatini ranks 104th out of 235 countries with data for 2022.
Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini 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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