Reservoir minimum water area in Mauritania

Mauritania: Reservoir minimum water area was 123.77 kmsq in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
123.77 kmsq
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
80th
of 235 countries
All-time high
135.4 kmsq
in 2003
All-time low
105.67 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir minimum water area in Mauritania, 2000–2022

0501001502000201120222000: 105.7 kmsq2001: 105.8 kmsq2002: 108.5 kmsq2003: 135.4 kmsq2004: 134.5 kmsq2005: 133.9 kmsq2006: 133.4 kmsq2007: 132.8 kmsq2008: 132.3 kmsq2009: 132.3 kmsq2010: 131.6 kmsq2011: 130.8 kmsq2012: 128.1 kmsq2013: 126.9 kmsq2014: 126.3 kmsq2015: 125.4 kmsq2016: 125 kmsq2017: 127.6 kmsq2018: 127.3 kmsq2019: 127.5 kmsq2020: 126.8 kmsq2021: 125 kmsq2022: 123.8 kmsq

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

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 123.77 kmsq for reservoir minimum water area in 2022.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Mauritania peaked at 135.4 kmsq in 2003 and was at its lowest, 105.67 kmsq, in 2000.

That places Mauritania 80th out of 235 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 125.45 kmsq 105.67 kmsq 135.4 kmsq 10
2010s 127.66 kmsq 125.05 kmsq 131.62 kmsq 10
2020s 125.19 kmsq 123.77 kmsq 126.75 kmsq 3

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 77 Sri Lanka 136.16 kmsq compare
  2. 78 Turkmenistan 129.53 kmsq compare
  3. 79 Ireland 129.46 kmsq compare
  4. 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.38 kmsq compare
  5. 82 Switzerland 96.43 kmsq compare
  6. 83 Botswana 87.37 kmsq compare

See the full ranking of 277 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir minimum water area in Mauritania?
Reservoir minimum water area in Mauritania was 123.77 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 135.4 kmsq in 2003.
What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 105.67 kmsq in 2000.
How does Mauritania rank for reservoir minimum water area?
Mauritania ranks 80th out of 235 countries with data for 2022.
Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania 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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