Reservoir minimum water area in Spain
Spain: Reservoir minimum water area was 1,432 kmsq in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Spain, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir minimum water area in Spain stood at 1,432 kmsq.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Spain peaked at 1,703 kmsq in 2015 and was at its lowest, 372.37 kmsq, in 2000.
That places Spain 32nd 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 372.37 kmsq | — |
| 2001 | 624.16 kmsq | +67.6% |
| 2002 | 912.95 kmsq | +46.3% |
| 2003 | 1,171 kmsq | +28.2% |
| 2004 | 1,434 kmsq | +22.5% |
| 2005 | 1,495 kmsq | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 1,509 kmsq | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 1,470 kmsq | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1,460 kmsq | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,425 kmsq | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1,372 kmsq | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 1,438 kmsq | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1,508 kmsq | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 1,539 kmsq | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1,621 kmsq | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 1,703 kmsq | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 1,683 kmsq | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,653 kmsq | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 1,623 kmsq | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1,582 kmsq | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 1,512 kmsq | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 1,473 kmsq | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 1,432 kmsq | -2.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1,432 kmsq is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.19 kmsq, 653.5× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1,432 kmsq is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.38 kmsq, 14.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area in Spain 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 | +67.6% | 372.37 kmsq | 624.16 kmsq |
| 2002 | +46.3% | 624.16 kmsq | 912.95 kmsq |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,187 kmsq | 372.37 kmsq | 1,509 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,572 kmsq | 1,372 kmsq | 1,703 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,472 kmsq | 1,432 kmsq | 1,512 kmsq | 3 |
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More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % 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 -0.5136 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Spain?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Spain was 1,432 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1,703 kmsq in 2015.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 372.37 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Spain ranks 32nd out of 254 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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