What is the difference in inland waters — area, per square kilometre between Iraq and United Arab Emirates?

0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and United Arab Emirates?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

Iraq vs United Arab Emirates: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre

Iraq

0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre

in 2023

United Arab Emirates

0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre

in 2023

Iraq rank

127th

United Arab Emirates rank

125th

Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre over time

Iraq
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 127th and United Arab Emirates ranks 125th of 139 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre	United Arab Emirates
1970s	0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre	United Arab Emirates
1980s	0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre	United Arab Emirates
1990s	0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre	United Arab Emirates
2000s	0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre	United Arab Emirates
2010s	0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre	0 1000 ha per square kilometre	United Arab Emirates
2020s	0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre	0 1000 ha per square kilometre	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inland waters — area, per square kilometre, Iraq or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in inland waters — area, per square kilometre between Iraq and United Arab Emirates?: 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and United Arab Emirates?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iraq and United Arab Emirates rank globally for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?: Iraq ranks 127th and United Arab Emirates ranks 125th 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: 13 September 2026

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.