Reservoir minimum water area in Mali
Mali: Reservoir minimum water area was 601.46 kmsq in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Mali, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area in Mali is 601.46 kmsq, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Mali peaked at 604.14 kmsq in 2021 and was at its lowest, 331.25 kmsq, in 2000.
Mali ranks 49th of 254 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir minimum water area in Mali, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 331.25 kmsq | — |
| 2001 | 367.71 kmsq | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 485.56 kmsq | +32.0% |
| 2003 | 588.29 kmsq | +21.2% |
| 2004 | 588.38 kmsq | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 587.71 kmsq | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 586.66 kmsq | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 585.28 kmsq | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 584.63 kmsq | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 582.21 kmsq | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 580.54 kmsq | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 579.6 kmsq | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 580.48 kmsq | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 580.77 kmsq | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 570.95 kmsq | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 571.26 kmsq | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 570.26 kmsq | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 574.75 kmsq | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 577.36 kmsq | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 592.41 kmsq | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 597.64 kmsq | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 604.14 kmsq | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 601.46 kmsq | -0.4% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 601.46 kmsq is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9647 kmsq, 623.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mali's 601.46 kmsq is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.57 kmsq, 16.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area in Mali 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +32.0% | 367.71 kmsq | 485.56 kmsq |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 528.77 kmsq | 331.25 kmsq | 588.38 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 577.84 kmsq | 570.26 kmsq | 592.41 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 601.08 kmsq | 597.64 kmsq | 604.14 kmsq | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More environment data for Mali
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °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 % 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 3.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Mali?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Mali was 601.46 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 604.14 kmsq in 2021.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 331.25 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Mali rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Mali ranks 49th out of 254 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).