Reservoir minimum water area in Israel
Israel: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.0492 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.0492
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
152nd
of 254 countries
All-time high
0.0551
in 2008
All-time low
0
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir minimum water area in Israel, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area in Israel is 0.0492, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Israel peaked at 0.0551 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
That places Israel 152nd out of 254 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reservoir minimum water area in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0.011 | — |
| 2005 | 0.0228 | +107.0% |
| 2006 | 0.034 | +49.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0445 | +30.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0551 | +23.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0534 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0492 | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0501 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0481 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0489 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0483 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0452 | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0449 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0491 | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0477 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.05 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0534 | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0529 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0492 | -7.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 0.0492 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.19, 2% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Israel's 0.0492 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.73, 1% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area in Israel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +107.0% | 0.011 | 0.0228 |
| 2006 | +49.0% | 0.0228 | 0.034 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0221 | 0 | 0.0551 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0482 | 0.0449 | 0.0501 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0518 | 0.0492 | 0.0534 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 149 Sierra Leone 0.4819 compare
- 150 United Arab Emirates 0.1993 compare
- 151 Bhutan 0.1011 compare
- 153 Martinique 0.0182 compare
- 154 Åland Islands 0
- 154 American Samoa 0
- 154 Andorra 0
- 154 Anguilla 0
- 154 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 154 Aruba 0
- 154 Bahamas 0
- 154 Bahrain 0
- 154 Barbados 0
- 154 Bermuda 0
- 154 Bouvet Island 0
- 154 British Virgin Islands 0
- 154 Brunei Darussalam 0
- 154 Burundi 0
- 154 Cabo Verde 0
- 154 Cayman Islands 0
- 154 Central African Republic 0
- 154 Chad 0
- 154 Christmas Island 0
- 154 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 0
- 154 Comoros 0
- 154 Cook Islands 0
- 154 Curaçao 0
- 154 Denmark 0
- 154 Djibouti 0
- 154 Dominica 0
- 154 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 154 Estonia 0
- 154 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0
- 154 Faroe Islands 0
- 154 French Polynesia 0
- 154 French Southern Territories 0
- 154 Gambia 0
- 154 Gibraltar 0
- 154 Grenada 0
- 154 Guadeloupe 0
- 154 Guam 0
- 154 Guernsey 0
- 154 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 154 Guyana 0
- 154 Haiti 0
- 154 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 0
- 154 Holy See 0
- 154 Isle of Man 0
- 154 Jamaica 0
- 154 Jersey 0
- 154 Kiribati 0
- 154 Liechtenstein 0
- 154 Malawi 0
- 154 Malta 0
- 154 Marshall Islands 0
- 154 Mauritius 0
- 154 Mayotte 0
- 154 Micronesia 0
- 154 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0
- 154 Monaco 0
- 154 Montserrat 0
- 154 Nauru 0
- 154 New Caledonia 0
- 154 Niger 0
- 154 Niue 0
- 154 Norfolk Island 0
- 154 Northern Mariana Islands 0
- 154 Palau 0
- 154 Pitcairn 0
- 154 Polynesia 0
- 154 Qatar 0
- 154 Réunion 0
- 154 Saint Barthélemy 0
- 154 Saint Helena 0
- 154 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 154 Saint Lucia 0
- 154 Saint Martin (French Part) 0
- 154 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0
- 154 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 154 Samoa 0
- 154 San Marino 0
- 154 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 154 Seychelles 0
- 154 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0
- 154 Solomon Islands 0
- 154 Somalia 0
- 154 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0
- 154 South Sudan 0
- 154 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0
- 154 Timor-Leste 0
- 154 Tokelau 0
- 154 Tonga 0
- 154 Trinidad and Tobago 0
- 154 Turks and Caicos Islands 0
- 154 Tuvalu 0
- 154 United States Virgin Islands 0
- 154 Vanuatu 0
- 154 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0
- 154 Western Sahara 0
- 154 Yemen 0
- 154 Brunei 0
- 154 Curacao 0
- 154 Reunion 0
- 154 East Timor 0
- 154 Naoero 0
More environment data for Israel
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.63 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 0.0542 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Israel?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Israel was 0.0492 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0551 in 2008.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Israel rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Israel ranks 152nd out of 254 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel 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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