Denmark vs Sri Lanka: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre

Denmark
0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
15th
Sri Lanka rank
18th

Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Denmark
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 15th and Sri Lanka ranks 18th of 139 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre Denmark
1970s 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre Denmark
1980s 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre Denmark
1990s 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre Denmark
2000s 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre Denmark
2010s 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre Denmark
2020s 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inland waters — area, per square kilometre, Denmark or Sri Lanka?
Denmark, at 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in inland waters — area, per square kilometre between Denmark and Sri Lanka?
0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Sri Lanka rank globally for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
Denmark ranks 15th and Sri Lanka ranks 18th 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.