Reservoir minimum water area in Norway
Norway: Reservoir minimum water area was 1,686 kmsq in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Norway, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area in Norway is 1,686 kmsq, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Norway peaked at 1,721 kmsq in 2003 and was at its lowest, 798.97 kmsq, in 2000.
That places Norway 31st out of 254 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir minimum water area in Norway, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 798.97 kmsq | — |
| 2001 | 1,146 kmsq | +43.5% |
| 2002 | 1,488 kmsq | +29.8% |
| 2003 | 1,721 kmsq | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 1,710 kmsq | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1,706 kmsq | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,705 kmsq | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,694 kmsq | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,676 kmsq | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1,638 kmsq | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1,630 kmsq | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,621 kmsq | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,631 kmsq | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,587 kmsq | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 1,646 kmsq | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 1,662 kmsq | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,667 kmsq | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,665 kmsq | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,714 kmsq | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1,701 kmsq | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,692 kmsq | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,693 kmsq | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,686 kmsq | -0.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1,686 kmsq is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.19 kmsq, 769.8× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1,686 kmsq is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.38 kmsq, 17.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area in Norway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +43.5% | 798.97 kmsq | 1,146 kmsq |
| 2002 | +29.8% | 1,146 kmsq | 1,488 kmsq |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,528 kmsq | 798.97 kmsq | 1,721 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,652 kmsq | 1,587 kmsq | 1,714 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,691 kmsq | 1,686 kmsq | 1,693 kmsq | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More environment data for Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 -0.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Norway?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Norway was 1,686 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1,721 kmsq in 2003.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 798.97 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Norway ranks 31st out of 254 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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