Reservoir minimum water area in Oceania

Oceania: Reservoir minimum water area was 4,327 kmsq in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
4,327 kmsq
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
29th
of 42 groups
All-time high
4,740 kmsq
in 2016
All-time low
3,674 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir minimum water area in Oceania, 2000–2022

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2000201120222000: 3.7k kmsq2001: 4.0k kmsq2002: 4.2k kmsq2003: 4.4k kmsq2004: 4.6k kmsq2005: 4.5k kmsq2006: 4.4k kmsq2007: 4.3k kmsq2008: 4.2k kmsq2009: 4.2k kmsq2010: 4.2k kmsq2011: 4.2k kmsq2012: 4.3k kmsq2013: 4.5k kmsq2014: 4.6k kmsq2015: 4.7k kmsq2016: 4.7k kmsq2017: 4.6k kmsq2018: 4.6k kmsq2019: 4.5k kmsq2020: 4.4k kmsq2021: 4.3k kmsq2022: 4.3k kmsq

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

Analysis

Oceania recorded 4,327 kmsq for reservoir minimum water area in 2022.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Oceania peaked at 4,740 kmsq in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3,674 kmsq, in 2000.

That places Oceania 29th out of 42 groups 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 4,227 kmsq 3,674 kmsq 4,552 kmsq 10
2010s 4,497 kmsq 4,154 kmsq 4,740 kmsq 10
2020s 4,357 kmsq 4,318 kmsq 4,425 kmsq 3

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 26 Nigeria 1,860 kmsq compare
  2. 27 Norway 1,686 kmsq compare
  3. 28 Spain 1,432 kmsq compare
  4. 29 Malaysia 1,380 kmsq compare
  5. 30 Uruguay 1,337 kmsq compare
  6. 31 New Zealand 1,110 kmsq compare
  7. 32 Japan 999.86 kmsq compare

See the full ranking of 277 places β†’

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All data for Oceania β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir minimum water area in Oceania?
Reservoir minimum water area in Oceania was 4,327 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 4,740 kmsq in 2016.
What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 3,674 kmsq in 2000.
How does Oceania rank for reservoir minimum water area?
Oceania ranks 29th out of 42 groups with data for 2022.
Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oceania 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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