Botswana vs Iceland: Inland waters — Area, per capita

Botswana
0.0006 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Iceland
0.0006 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
4th
Iceland rank
5th

Inland waters — Area, per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Iceland
0.0010.0010.0020.0020.0030.003196119922024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.0006 1000 ha per person against 0.0006 1000 ha per person in Iceland, a difference of 0 1000 ha per person.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 4th and Iceland ranks 5th of 140 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Iceland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0027 1000 ha per person 0.0014 1000 ha per person 0.0012 1000 ha per person Botswana
1970s 0.0021 1000 ha per person 0.0013 1000 ha per person 0.0009 1000 ha per person Botswana
1980s 0.0014 1000 ha per person 0.0011 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person Botswana
1990s 0.001 1000 ha per person 0.001 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person Iceland
2000s 0.0008 1000 ha per person 0.0009 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person Iceland
2010s 0.0007 1000 ha per person 0.0008 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person Iceland
2020s 0.0006 1000 ha per person 0.0006 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inland waters — area, per capita, Botswana or Iceland?
Botswana, at 0.0006 1000 ha per person against 0.0006 1000 ha per person in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in inland waters — area, per capita between Botswana and Iceland?
0 1000 ha per person, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Iceland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Iceland rank globally for inland waters — area, per capita?
Botswana ranks 4th and Iceland ranks 5th of 140 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Inland waters — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Botswana vs Iceland: Inland waters — Area, per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/inland-waters-area-per-capita/botswana/iceland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/inland-waters-area-per-capita/botswana/iceland/">Botswana vs Iceland: Inland waters — Area, per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Inland waters — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
142 places, 8,058 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Inland waters — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.