Reservoir minimum water area in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.4819 kmsq in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
0.4819 kmsq
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
137th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.8407 kmsq
in 2015
All-time low
0.1352 kmsq
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Reservoir minimum water area in Sierra Leone, 2000–2022

0.20.40.60.82000201120222000: 0.135 kmsq2001: 0.187 kmsq2002: 0.273 kmsq2003: 0.343 kmsq2004: 0.34 kmsq2005: 0.382 kmsq2006: 0.406 kmsq2007: 0.384 kmsq2008: 0.327 kmsq2009: 0.286 kmsq2010: 0.292 kmsq2011: 0.377 kmsq2012: 0.483 kmsq2013: 0.639 kmsq2014: 0.76 kmsq2015: 0.841 kmsq2016: 0.751 kmsq2017: 0.672 kmsq2018: 0.568 kmsq2019: 0.493 kmsq2020: 0.424 kmsq2021: 0.461 kmsq2022: 0.482 kmsq

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area in Sierra Leone is 0.4819 kmsq, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.8407 kmsq in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1352 kmsq, in 2000.

That places Sierra Leone 137th out of 235 countries 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 0.3063 kmsq 0.1352 kmsq 0.4056 kmsq 10
2010s 0.5875 kmsq 0.2918 kmsq 0.8407 kmsq 10
2020s 0.4557 kmsq 0.424 kmsq 0.4819 kmsq 3

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 134 Nepal 0.7632 kmsq compare
  2. 135 Jordan 0.7215 kmsq compare
  3. 136 Suriname 0.5022 kmsq compare
  4. 138 United Arab Emirates 0.1993 kmsq compare
  5. 139 Bhutan 0.1011 kmsq compare
  6. 140 Israel 0.0492 kmsq compare

See the full ranking of 277 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is reservoir minimum water area in Sierra Leone?
Reservoir minimum water area in Sierra Leone was 0.4819 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 0.8407 kmsq in 2015.
What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1352 kmsq in 2000.
How does Sierra Leone rank for reservoir minimum water area?
Sierra Leone ranks 137th out of 235 countries with data for 2022.
Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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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