Reservoir minimum water area in Suriname
Suriname: Reservoir minimum water area was 0.5022 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Suriname, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area in Suriname is 0.5022, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.0% on the previous year and up 90.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Suriname peaked at 0.5022 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1987, in 2015.
Suriname ranks 148th of 254 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reservoir minimum water area in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3749 | — |
| 2001 | 0.3288 | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3007 | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.298 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3146 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3506 | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3385 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2955 | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2062 | -30.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2046 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.226 | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2492 | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2632 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2436 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2263 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1987 | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2253 | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2393 | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2595 | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2894 | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3676 | +27.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4222 | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5022 | +19.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.5022 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.51, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.5022 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2511, 2.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3012 | 0.2046 | 0.3749 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2421 | 0.1987 | 0.2894 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4307 | 0.3676 | 0.5022 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More environment data for Suriname
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.222 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.23 % 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 -0.158 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Suriname?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Suriname was 0.5022 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5022 in 2022.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1987 in 2015.
- How does Suriname rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Suriname ranks 148th out of 254 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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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