Reservoir minimum water area in Morocco
Morocco: Reservoir minimum water area was 383.78 kmsq in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
383.78 kmsq
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
57th
of 254 countries
All-time high
486.24 kmsq
in 2014
All-time low
248 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir minimum water area in Morocco, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 383.78 kmsq for reservoir minimum water area in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Morocco peaked at 486.24 kmsq in 2014 and was at its lowest, 248 kmsq, in 2000.
Morocco ranks 57th 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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 248 kmsq | — |
| 2001 | 264.12 kmsq | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 310.96 kmsq | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 369.83 kmsq | +18.9% |
| 2004 | 353.57 kmsq | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 362.53 kmsq | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 377.07 kmsq | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 389.97 kmsq | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 395.01 kmsq | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 390.42 kmsq | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 407.09 kmsq | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 432.3 kmsq | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 449.12 kmsq | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 462.63 kmsq | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 486.24 kmsq | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 467.94 kmsq | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 465.82 kmsq | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 450.31 kmsq | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 436.57 kmsq | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 427.36 kmsq | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 426.54 kmsq | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 398.57 kmsq | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 383.78 kmsq | -3.7% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 383.78 kmsq is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123.77 kmsq, 3.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 383.78 kmsq is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.73 kmsq, 102.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 346.15 kmsq | 248 kmsq | 395.01 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 448.54 kmsq | 407.09 kmsq | 486.24 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 402.97 kmsq | 383.78 kmsq | 426.54 kmsq | 3 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More environment data for Morocco
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.521 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.14 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3488 % 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 -1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Morocco?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Morocco was 383.78 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 486.24 kmsq in 2014.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 248 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Morocco rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Morocco ranks 57th out of 254 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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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