Jamaica vs Nigeria: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre

Jamaica
0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
85th
Nigeria rank
87th

Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Jamaica
  • Nigeria
00.0010.0010.002196119922023

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre.

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

Jamaica ranks 85th and Nigeria ranks 87th of 139 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Jamaica
1970s 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Jamaica
1980s 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Jamaica
1990s 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Jamaica
2000s 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Jamaica
2020s 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inland waters — area, per square kilometre, Jamaica or Nigeria?
Jamaica, at 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in inland waters — area, per square kilometre between Jamaica and Nigeria?
0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Nigeria rank globally for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
Jamaica ranks 85th and Nigeria ranks 87th 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.