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Reservoir maximum water area (% of total land area)

· higher is better · 209 countries

United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 2022
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  1. 1Uganda11.8
  2. 2Tanzania3.7
  3. 3Ghana3
  4. 4Finland2.2
  5. 5Sweden1.7
  6. 6Uruguay0.87
  7. 7Singapore0.86
  8. 8Zimbabwe0.85
  9. 9Iraq0.81
  10. 10Azerbaijan0.74
  11. 11El Salvador0.7
  12. 12Kenya0.68
  13. 13Ukraine0.67
  14. 14Thailand0.61
  15. 15Venezuela, RB0.57
  16. 16United States0.54
  17. 17Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.53
  18. 18Paraguay0.53
  19. 19Viet Nam0.53
  20. 20Russian Federation0.52
  21. 21Egypt, Arab Rep.0.51
  22. 22Portugal0.5
  23. 23Lao PDR0.5
  24. 24Korea, Rep.0.49
  25. 25Malaysia0.48
  26. 26Turkiye0.47
  27. 27India0.44
  28. 28New Zealand0.43
  29. 29Panama0.42
  30. 30Tajikistan0.4
  31. 31Sri Lanka0.39
  32. 32Cameroon0.38
  33. 33Syrian Arab Republic0.37
  34. 34Zambia0.37
  35. 35Spain0.36
  36. 36Albania0.36
  37. 37Mozambique0.35
  38. 38Brazil0.34
  39. 39Slovak Republic0.31
  40. 40Japan0.31
  41. 41Bangladesh0.3
  42. 42Nigeria0.3
  43. 43Norway0.29
  44. 44Eswatini0.27
  45. 45Burkina Faso0.26
  46. 46Switzerland0.26
  47. 47Bulgaria0.26
  48. 48Togo0.25
  49. 49Kazakhstan0.25
  50. 50Iceland0.23
  51. 51Greece0.23
  52. 52Mexico0.23
  53. 53Czechia0.23
  54. 54Bosnia and Herzegovina0.23
  55. 55North Macedonia0.21
  56. 56Romania0.2
  57. 57Moldova0.2
  58. 58Ireland0.2
  59. 59China0.19
  60. 60Serbia0.18
  61. 61Costa Rica0.18
  62. 62Sudan0.18
  63. 63South Africa0.17
  64. 64Kyrgyz Republic0.17
  65. 65Montenegro0.17
  66. 66Dominican Republic0.16
  67. 67Cambodia0.16
  68. 68Myanmar0.16
  69. 69United Kingdom0.15
  70. 70Honduras0.14
  71. 71Lesotho0.14
  72. 72Italy0.14
  73. 73Tunisia0.14
  74. 74Argentina0.13
  75. 75Latvia0.13
  76. 76Puerto Rico (US)0.12
  77. 77Pakistan0.12
  78. 78Morocco0.11
  79. 79Poland0.1
  80. 80Armenia0.1
  81. 81Ethiopia0.1
  82. 82Hungary0.09
  83. 83Cuba0.08
  84. 84Lithuania0.08
  85. 85Mali0.07
  86. 86Austria0.07
  87. 87Georgia0.07
  88. 88Uzbekistan0.07
  89. 89France0.07
  90. 90Luxembourg0.07
  91. 91Iran, Islamic Rep.0.06
  92. 92Lebanon0.06
  93. 93Croatia0.06
  94. 94Cyprus0.06
  95. 95Turkmenistan0.05
  96. 96Germany0.05
  97. 97Australia0.05
  98. 98Guinea0.05
  99. 99Angola0.05
  100. 100Peru0.04
  101. 101Colombia0.04
  102. 102Ecuador0.04
  103. 103Philippines0.04
  104. 104Chile0.04
  105. 105Eritrea0.04
  106. 106Senegal0.03
  107. 107Mauritania0.03
  108. 108Belize0.03
  109. 109Nicaragua0.03
  110. 110Belgium0.03
  111. 111Fiji0.03
  112. 112Indonesia0.02
  113. 113Botswana0.02
  114. 114Sierra Leone0.02
  115. 115Afghanistan0.02
  116. 116Congo, Dem. Rep.0.02
  117. 117Congo, Rep.0.02
  118. 118Slovenia0.01
  119. 119Rwanda0.01
  120. 120Algeria0.01
  121. 121Madagascar0.01
  122. 122Papua New Guinea0.01
  123. 123Gabon0.01
  124. 124Liberia0.01
  125. 125Namibia0.01
  126. 126Guatemala0.01
  127. 127Suriname0
  128. 128Mongolia0
  129. 129Bolivia0
  130. 130Benin0
  131. 131Jordan0
  132. 132Saudi Arabia0
  133. 133Nepal0
  134. 134Greenland0
  135. 135Oman0
  136. 136Bhutan0
  137. 136Israel0
  138. 137United Arab Emirates0
  139. 138Libya0
  140. 139Grenada0
  141. 139Antigua and Barbuda0
  142. 139Guyana0
  143. 139Vanuatu0
  144. 139Denmark0
  145. 139Virgin Islands (U.S.)0
  146. 139Monaco0
  147. 139Tonga0
  148. 139Naoero0
  149. 139Faroe Islands0
  150. 139Liechtenstein0
  151. 139Guam0
  152. 139Timor-Leste0
  153. 139New Caledonia0
  154. 139Sao Tome and Principe0
  155. 139Dominica0
  156. 139Samoa0
  157. 139Marshall Islands0
  158. 139Bahrain0
  159. 139Bermuda0
  160. 139Aruba0
  161. 139British Virgin Islands0
  162. 139Barbados0
  163. 139Turks and Caicos Islands0
  164. 139Kiribati0
  165. 139Djibouti0
  166. 139Cayman Islands0
  167. 139Jamaica0
  168. 139Hong Kong SAR, China0
  169. 139Yemen, Rep.0
  170. 139St. Martin (French part)0
  171. 139Equatorial Guinea0
  172. 139Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0
  173. 139Comoros0
  174. 139Gambia, The0
  175. 139Brunei Darussalam0
  176. 139Malta0
  177. 139St. Kitts and Nevis0
  178. 139Macao SAR, China0
  179. 139St. Vincent and the Grenadines0
  180. 139Solomon Islands0
  181. 139Estonia0
  182. 139Trinidad and Tobago0
  183. 139Somalia, Fed. Rep.0
  184. 139South Sudan0
  185. 139Curacao0
  186. 139Qatar0
  187. 139San Marino0
  188. 139Tuvalu0
  189. 139French Polynesia0
  190. 139Central African Republic0
  191. 139Bahamas, The0
  192. 139Northern Mariana Islands0
  193. 139American Samoa0
  194. 139Palau0
  195. 139Andorra0
  196. 139Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0
  197. 139Kuwait0
  198. 139Seychelles0
  199. 139Mauritius0
  200. 139Chad0
  201. 139Niger0
  202. 139St. Lucia0
  203. 139Burundi0
  204. 139Haiti0
  205. 139Isle of Man0
  206. 139Cabo Verde0
  207. 139Malawi0
  208. 139Guinea-Bissau0
  209. 139Gibraltar0

Reservoir maximum water area (% of total land area)