Reservoir minimum water area in Nepal

Nepal: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.7632 kmsq in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
0.7632 kmsq
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
134th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.7632 kmsq
in 2022
All-time low
0.4062 kmsq
in 2002
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir minimum water area in Nepal, 2000–2022

00.20.40.60.82000201120222000: 0.409 kmsq2001: 0.411 kmsq2002: 0.406 kmsq2003: 0.544 kmsq2004: 0.681 kmsq2005: 0.682 kmsq2006: 0.68 kmsq2007: 0.685 kmsq2008: 0.684 kmsq2009: 0.679 kmsq2010: 0.67 kmsq2011: 0.67 kmsq2012: 0.671 kmsq2013: 0.671 kmsq2014: 0.676 kmsq2015: 0.685 kmsq2016: 0.699 kmsq2017: 0.711 kmsq2018: 0.724 kmsq2019: 0.737 kmsq2020: 0.751 kmsq2021: 0.757 kmsq2022: 0.763 kmsq

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 134th of 235 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 131 Libya 1.18 kmsq compare
  2. 132 Benin 1.11 kmsq compare
  3. 133 Liberia 0.9647 kmsq compare
  4. 135 Jordan 0.7215 kmsq compare
  5. 136 Suriname 0.5022 kmsq compare
  6. 137 Sierra Leone 0.4819 kmsq compare

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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 134th out of 235 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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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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