Reservoir minimum water area in Ireland

Ireland: Reservoir minimum water area was 129.46 kmsq in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
129.46 kmsq
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
79th
of 235 countries
All-time high
129.66 kmsq
in 2020
All-time low
38.29 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir minimum water area in Ireland, 2000–2022

4060801001202000201120222000: 38.3 kmsq2001: 63.4 kmsq2002: 89.1 kmsq2003: 114.5 kmsq2004: 116.8 kmsq2005: 117.7 kmsq2006: 116.5 kmsq2007: 116.4 kmsq2008: 96.2 kmsq2009: 89.7 kmsq2010: 100.4 kmsq2011: 92.1 kmsq2012: 86.9 kmsq2013: 107.5 kmsq2014: 113.7 kmsq2015: 113.4 kmsq2016: 123.8 kmsq2017: 129.3 kmsq2018: 129.6 kmsq2019: 129.5 kmsq2020: 129.7 kmsq2021: 129.3 kmsq2022: 129.5 kmsq

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

Analysis

In 2022, reservoir minimum water area in Ireland stood at 129.46 kmsq.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Ireland peaked at 129.66 kmsq in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38.29 kmsq, in 2000.

Ireland ranks 79th of 235 countries on this measure, 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 95.88 kmsq 38.29 kmsq 117.73 kmsq 10
2010s 112.62 kmsq 86.91 kmsq 129.59 kmsq 10
2020s 129.48 kmsq 129.33 kmsq 129.66 kmsq 3

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 76 Honduras 139.02 kmsq compare
  2. 77 Sri Lanka 136.16 kmsq compare
  3. 78 Turkmenistan 129.53 kmsq compare
  4. 80 Mauritania 123.77 kmsq compare
  5. 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.38 kmsq compare
  6. 82 Switzerland 96.43 kmsq compare

See the full ranking of 277 places β†’

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All data for Ireland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir minimum water area in Ireland?
Reservoir minimum water area in Ireland was 129.46 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 129.66 kmsq in 2020.
What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 38.29 kmsq in 2000.
How does Ireland rank for reservoir minimum water area?
Ireland ranks 79th out of 235 countries with data for 2022.
Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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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