Japan vs Pakistan: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre

Japan
0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan
0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
33rd
Pakistan rank
36th

Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Pakistan
00.0010.0020.0030.004196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

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

Japan ranks 33rd and Pakistan ranks 36th of 139 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre Pakistan
1970s 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre Pakistan
1980s 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inland waters — area, per square kilometre, Japan or Pakistan?
Japan, at 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in inland waters — area, per square kilometre between Japan and Pakistan?
0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Pakistan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Pakistan rank globally for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 33rd and Pakistan ranks 36th 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.