Reservoir minimum water area in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Reservoir minimum water area was 88,648 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area in Sub-Saharan Africa is 88,648, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 88,798 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 40,213, in 2000.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir minimum water area in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40,213 | — |
| 2001 | 42,383 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 57,299 | +35.2% |
| 2003 | 71,464 | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 83,889 | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 88,237 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 87,940 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 87,695 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 87,550 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 87,761 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 87,931 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 88,245 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 88,556 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 88,798 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 88,788 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 88,739 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 88,418 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 87,979 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 87,812 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 87,776 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 87,724 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 88,052 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 88,648 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73,443 | 40,213 | 88,237 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88,304 | 87,776 | 88,798 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88,141 | 87,724 | 88,648 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Sub-Saharan Africa was 88,648 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 88,798 in 2013.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,213 in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th out of 34 groups with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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