Reservoir minimum water area in Ghana
Ghana: Reservoir minimum water area was 5,430 kmsq in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Ghana, 2000–2022
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 11th out of 254 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.
Reservoir minimum water area in Ghana, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,380 kmsq | — |
| 2001 | 3,359 kmsq | +41.1% |
| 2002 | 4,442 kmsq | +32.2% |
| 2003 | 5,284 kmsq | +19.0% |
| 2004 | 5,268 kmsq | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 5,219 kmsq | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 5,175 kmsq | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 5,090 kmsq | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 5,069 kmsq | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 5,182 kmsq | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 5,250 kmsq | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 5,319 kmsq | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 5,478 kmsq | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 5,662 kmsq | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 5,764 kmsq | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 5,753 kmsq | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 5,645 kmsq | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 5,493 kmsq | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 5,376 kmsq | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 5,248 kmsq | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 5,219 kmsq | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 5,293 kmsq | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 5,430 kmsq | +2.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 5,430 kmsq is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123.77 kmsq, 43.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 5,430 kmsq is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.57 kmsq, 152.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area in Ghana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +41.1% | 2,380 kmsq | 3,359 kmsq |
| 2002 | +32.2% | 3,359 kmsq | 4,442 kmsq |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 8 Finland 7,276 kmsq compare
- 9 India 6,758 kmsq compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 6,123 kmsq compare
- 12 Egypt 4,460 kmsq compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4,370 kmsq compare
- 14 Australia and New Zealand 4,285 kmsq compare
More environment data for Ghana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -27.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8796 % change on previous year (2024)
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 11th out of 254 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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