Germany vs Poland: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre

Germany
0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Poland
0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
48th
Poland rank
45th

Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Germany
  • Poland
00.0010.0020.003196119922023

How they compare

Poland currently reports 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre in Germany, a difference of 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

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

Germany ranks 48th and Poland ranks 45th of 139 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Poland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre Germany
1970s 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre Germany
1980s 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre Germany
1990s 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre Germany
2000s 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre Germany
2010s 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre Germany
2020s 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre 0 1000 ha per square kilometre Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inland waters — area, per square kilometre, Germany or Poland?
Poland, at 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in inland waters — area, per square kilometre between Germany and Poland?
0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Poland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Germany and Poland rank globally for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
Germany ranks 48th and Poland ranks 45th 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.