Canada vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Inland waters — Area, per capita

Canada
0.0026 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Canada rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Inland waters — Area, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.0026 1000 ha per person against 0 1000 ha per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0026 1000 ha per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 80.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 140 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0047 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person 0.0045 1000 ha per person Canada
1970s 0.004 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person 0.0038 1000 ha per person Canada
1980s 0.0035 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person 0.0034 1000 ha per person Canada
1990s 0.0031 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person 0.0031 1000 ha per person Canada
2000s 0.0028 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person 0.0028 1000 ha per person Canada
2010s 0.0026 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person 0.0025 1000 ha per person Canada
2020s 0.0027 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person 0.0026 1000 ha per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inland waters — area, per capita, Canada or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Canada, at 0.0026 1000 ha per person against 0 1000 ha per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in inland waters — area, per capita between Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0026 1000 ha per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for inland waters — area, per capita?
Canada ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd 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.

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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.