Reservoir minimum water area in Paraguay
Paraguay: Reservoir minimum water area was 2,089 kmsq in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
2,089 kmsq
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
26th
of 254 countries
All-time high
2,117 kmsq
in 2020
All-time low
1,897 kmsq
in 2005
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Reservoir minimum water area in Paraguay, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir minimum water area in Paraguay stood at 2,089 kmsq.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Paraguay peaked at 2,117 kmsq in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,897 kmsq, in 2005.
Paraguay ranks 26th of 254 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir minimum water area in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,921 kmsq | — |
| 2001 | 1,917 kmsq | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1,929 kmsq | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1,924 kmsq | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,908 kmsq | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1,897 kmsq | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1,902 kmsq | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,911 kmsq | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,917 kmsq | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,926 kmsq | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,939 kmsq | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1,969 kmsq | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,997 kmsq | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 2,029 kmsq | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2,057 kmsq | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2,080 kmsq | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 2,086 kmsq | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2,095 kmsq | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2,104 kmsq | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 2,114 kmsq | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,117 kmsq | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2,109 kmsq | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 2,089 kmsq | -0.9% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 2,089 kmsq is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.51 kmsq, 31.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 2,089 kmsq is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2511 kmsq, 8320.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,915 kmsq | 1,897 kmsq | 1,929 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,047 kmsq | 1,939 kmsq | 2,114 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,105 kmsq | 2,089 kmsq | 2,117 kmsq | 3 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More environment data for Paraguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.45 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.698 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.19 % 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 0.2789 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Paraguay?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Paraguay was 2,089 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2,117 kmsq in 2020.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,897 kmsq in 2005.
- How does Paraguay rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Paraguay ranks 26th out of 254 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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