Dataset

Indicator 6.6.1: Reservoir maximum water area (percent of total land area)

Water Quantity (Supply, Recharge)GlobalUnited Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Dataset Objective

To show the percentage of the total land area of reservoirs maximum water areas.

Context

This dataset covers the period of 2009 to 2020. This dataset is part of the Global SDG Indicator database compiled through the UN System in preparation for the Secretary-General's annual report on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.

What is included

This dataset contains the global locations, geographic area name and code, parent geographic area name, geographic area type, earliest and latest years, available years and the estimated percentage of reservoir maximum water area for different years and countries.

Collection Methods

Data was collected using satellite images.