India vs Sweden: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre

India
0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
10th
Sweden rank
12th

Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • Sweden
00.0030.0050.0070.01196119922023

How they compare

India currently reports 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sweden, a difference of 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

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

India ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 12th of 139 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre India
1970s 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre India
1980s 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre India
1990s 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre India
2000s 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre India
2010s 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre India
2020s 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inland waters — area, per square kilometre, India or Sweden?
India, at 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in inland waters — area, per square kilometre between India and Sweden?
0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Sweden rank globally for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
India ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 12th 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.