Reservoir minimum water area in Syria
Syria: Reservoir minimum water area was 634.26 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Syria, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reservoir minimum water area in Syria is 634.26, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Syria peaked at 652.46 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 387.03, in 2000.
That places Syria 46th out of 252 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 Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 387.03 | — |
| 2001 | 388.52 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 519.66 | +33.8% |
| 2003 | 651.1 | +25.3% |
| 2004 | 650.31 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 649.58 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 652.46 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 650.19 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 646.98 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 648.23 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 644.23 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 641.15 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 641.93 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 642.44 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 637.54 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 627.52 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 624.04 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 625.11 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 626.44 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 623.07 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 639.11 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 646.87 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 634.26 | -1.9% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 634.26 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9647, 657.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Syria's 634.26 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.73, 169.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area in Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +33.8% | 388.52 | 519.66 |
| 2003 | +25.3% | 519.66 | 651.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 584.4 | 387.03 | 652.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 633.35 | 623.07 | 644.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 640.08 | 634.26 | 646.87 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 43 Côte d'Ivoire 748.22 compare
- 43 Cote d'Ivoire 748.22 compare
- 45 Ethiopia 716.85 compare
- 46 Syrian Arab Republic 634.26 compare
- 48 Myanmar 617.87 compare
- 49 Mali 601.46 compare
More environment data for Syria
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -5.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.7246 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Syria?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Syria was 634.26 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 652.46 in 2006.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 387.03 in 2000.
- How does Syria rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Syria ranks 46th out of 252 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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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