Reservoir minimum water area in Malaysia

Malaysia: Reservoir minimum water area was 1,380 kmsq in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
1,380 kmsq
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
29th
of 235 countries
All-time high
1,380 kmsq
in 2022
All-time low
526.6 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir minimum water area in Malaysia, 2000–2022

05001.0k1.5k2000201120222000: 526.6 kmsq2001: 527.9 kmsq2002: 547.5 kmsq2003: 552.7 kmsq2004: 577.1 kmsq2005: 579.9 kmsq2006: 579.5 kmsq2007: 585.7 kmsq2008: 591.9 kmsq2009: 597.5 kmsq2010: 605.9 kmsq2011: 612.2 kmsq2012: 673.6 kmsq2013: 747.7 kmsq2014: 823.1 kmsq2015: 908.2 kmsq2016: 1.0k kmsq2017: 1.1k kmsq2018: 1.2k kmsq2019: 1.2k kmsq2020: 1.3k kmsq2021: 1.4k kmsq2022: 1.4k kmsq

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

Analysis

In 2022, reservoir minimum water area in Malaysia stood at 1,380 kmsq. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 104.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Malaysia peaked at 1,380 kmsq in 2022 and was at its lowest, 526.6 kmsq, in 2000.

Malaysia ranks 29th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 566.63 kmsq 526.6 kmsq 597.47 kmsq 10
2010s 886.47 kmsq 605.91 kmsq 1,230 kmsq 10
2020s 1,343 kmsq 1,295 kmsq 1,380 kmsq 3

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 26 Nigeria 1,860 kmsq compare
  2. 27 Norway 1,686 kmsq compare
  3. 28 Spain 1,432 kmsq compare
  4. 30 Uruguay 1,337 kmsq compare
  5. 31 New Zealand 1,110 kmsq compare
  6. 32 Japan 999.86 kmsq compare

See the full ranking of 277 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir minimum water area in Malaysia?
Reservoir minimum water area in Malaysia was 1,380 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 1,380 kmsq in 2022.
What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 526.6 kmsq in 2000.
How does Malaysia rank for reservoir minimum water area?
Malaysia ranks 29th out of 235 countries with data for 2022.
Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 104.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia 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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