Benin vs Kenya: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre

Benin
0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
72nd
Kenya rank
73rd

Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Benin
  • Kenya
00.0010.0010.0020.002196119922023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.

Benin ranks 72nd and Kenya ranks 73rd of 139 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre Kenya
1970s 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre Kenya
1980s 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre Kenya
1990s 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre Kenya
2000s 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre Kenya
2010s 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre Kenya
2020s 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre 0 1000 ha per square kilometre Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inland waters — area, per square kilometre, Benin or Kenya?
Benin, at 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in inland waters — area, per square kilometre between Benin and Kenya?
0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Kenya?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Kenya rank globally for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 72nd and Kenya ranks 73rd of 139 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
141 places, 7,913 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Inland waters — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.