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

Iceland
0.0006 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Iceland rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Inland waters — Area, per capita over time

  • Iceland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
00.0010.0010.002196119922024

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.0006 1000 ha per person against 0 1000 ha per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0006 1000 ha per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 17.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Iceland ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 140 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0014 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person 0.0012 1000 ha per person Iceland
1970s 0.0013 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person 0.0011 1000 ha per person Iceland
1980s 0.0011 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person 0.001 1000 ha per person Iceland
1990s 0.001 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person 0.0009 1000 ha per person Iceland
2000s 0.0009 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person 0.0009 1000 ha per person Iceland
2010s 0.0008 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person 0.0008 1000 ha per person Iceland
2020s 0.0006 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person 0.0005 1000 ha per person Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inland waters — area, per capita, Iceland or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Iceland, at 0.0006 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 Iceland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0006 1000 ha per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for inland waters — area, per capita?
Iceland ranks 5th 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.