Reservoir minimum water area in Nepal
Nepal: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.7632 kmsq in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Nepal, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.7632 kmsq for reservoir minimum water area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Nepal peaked at 0.7632 kmsq in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4062 kmsq, in 2002.
Nepal ranks 146th of 254 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir minimum water area in Nepal, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.409 kmsq | — |
| 2001 | 0.4109 kmsq | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4062 kmsq | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5436 kmsq | +33.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6811 kmsq | +25.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6824 kmsq | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6804 kmsq | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6847 kmsq | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6843 kmsq | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6792 kmsq | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6704 kmsq | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6701 kmsq | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6706 kmsq | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6707 kmsq | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6758 kmsq | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6847 kmsq | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6986 kmsq | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7113 kmsq | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7243 kmsq | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.737 kmsq | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7513 kmsq | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7572 kmsq | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7632 kmsq | +0.8% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.7632 kmsq is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123.77 kmsq, 1% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.7632 kmsq is below the median for South Asia, which is 136.16 kmsq, 1% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +33.8% | 0.4062 kmsq | 0.5436 kmsq |
| 2004 | +25.3% | 0.5436 kmsq | 0.6811 kmsq |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5862 kmsq | 0.4062 kmsq | 0.6847 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6914 kmsq | 0.6701 kmsq | 0.737 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7572 kmsq | 0.7513 kmsq | 0.7632 kmsq | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More environment data for Nepal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 41.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.54 % 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 -6.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Nepal?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Nepal was 0.7632 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7632 kmsq in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4062 kmsq in 2002.
- How does Nepal rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Nepal ranks 146th out of 254 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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