Liberia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre
Liberia
0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Liberia rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Liberia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Liberia's figure about 8.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Liberia ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 139 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | Liberia |
| 1970s | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | Liberia |
| 1980s | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | Liberia |
| 1990s | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0131 1000 ha per square kilometre | Liberia |
| 2000s | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre | Liberia |
| 2010s | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | Liberia |
| 2020s | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inland waters — area, per square kilometre, Liberia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Liberia, at 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inland waters — area, per square kilometre between Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
- Liberia ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd 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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About this data
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.