Reservoir minimum water area in Ghana

Ghana: Reservoir minimum water area was 5,430 kmsq in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
5,430 kmsq
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
9th
of 235 countries
All-time high
5,764 kmsq
in 2014
All-time low
2,380 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir minimum water area in Ghana, 2000–2022

02.0k4.0k6.0k2000201120222000: 2.4k kmsq2001: 3.4k kmsq2002: 4.4k kmsq2003: 5.3k kmsq2004: 5.3k kmsq2005: 5.2k kmsq2006: 5.2k kmsq2007: 5.1k kmsq2008: 5.1k kmsq2009: 5.2k kmsq2010: 5.2k kmsq2011: 5.3k kmsq2012: 5.5k kmsq2013: 5.7k kmsq2014: 5.8k kmsq2015: 5.8k kmsq2016: 5.6k kmsq2017: 5.5k kmsq2018: 5.4k kmsq2019: 5.2k kmsq2020: 5.2k kmsq2021: 5.3k kmsq2022: 5.4k kmsq

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

Analysis

Ghana recorded 5,430 kmsq for reservoir minimum water area in 2022.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Ghana peaked at 5,764 kmsq in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2,380 kmsq, in 2000.

That places Ghana 9th out of 235 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 4,647 kmsq 2,380 kmsq 5,284 kmsq 10
2010s 5,499 kmsq 5,248 kmsq 5,764 kmsq 10
2020s 5,314 kmsq 5,219 kmsq 5,430 kmsq 3

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 6 Finland 7,276 kmsq compare
  2. 7 India 6,758 kmsq compare
  3. 8 Kazakhstan 6,123 kmsq compare
  4. 10 Egypt 4,460 kmsq compare
  5. 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4,370 kmsq compare
  6. 12 Australia and New Zealand 4,285 kmsq compare

See the full ranking of 277 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir minimum water area in Ghana?
Reservoir minimum water area in Ghana was 5,430 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 5,764 kmsq in 2014.
What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 2,380 kmsq in 2000.
How does Ghana rank for reservoir minimum water area?
Ghana ranks 9th out of 235 countries with data for 2022.
Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ghana 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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