Reservoir minimum water area in Thailand
Thailand: Reservoir minimum water area was 1,860 kmsq in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reservoir minimum water area in Thailand, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in kmsq.
Analysis
In 2022, reservoir minimum water area in Thailand stood at 1,860 kmsq.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reservoir minimum water area in Thailand peaked at 1,945 kmsq in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,038 kmsq, in 2000.
That places Thailand 28th 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | kmsq | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,038 kmsq | — |
| 2001 | 1,099 kmsq | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 1,176 kmsq | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 1,552 kmsq | +32.0% |
| 2004 | 1,935 kmsq | +24.6% |
| 2005 | 1,941 kmsq | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,925 kmsq | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1,923 kmsq | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,929 kmsq | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,935 kmsq | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,945 kmsq | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,939 kmsq | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,938 kmsq | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,933 kmsq | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1,901 kmsq | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 1,886 kmsq | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1,878 kmsq | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,841 kmsq | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 1,839 kmsq | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,872 kmsq | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1,862 kmsq | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,849 kmsq | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1,860 kmsq | +0.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 1,860 kmsq is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.51 kmsq, 28.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 1,860 kmsq is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.54 kmsq, 525.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reservoir minimum water area in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +32.0% | 1,176 kmsq | 1,552 kmsq |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,645 kmsq | 1,038 kmsq | 1,941 kmsq | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,897 kmsq | 1,839 kmsq | 1,945 kmsq | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,857 kmsq | 1,849 kmsq | 1,862 kmsq | 3 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More environment data for Thailand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.85 % 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 0.1009 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reservoir minimum water area in Thailand?
- Reservoir minimum water area in Thailand was 1,860 kmsq in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1,945 kmsq in 2010.
- What is the lowest reservoir minimum water area recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,038 kmsq in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for reservoir minimum water area?
- Thailand ranks 28th out of 254 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reservoir minimum water area rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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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