Peru vs South Africa: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre
Peru
0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru rank
120th
South Africa rank
118th
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Peru
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre in Peru, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Peru ranks 120th and South Africa ranks 118th of 139 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inland waters — area, per square kilometre, Peru or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre in Peru as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inland waters — area, per square kilometre between Peru and South Africa?
- 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Peru and South Africa rank globally for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
- Peru ranks 120th and South Africa ranks 118th 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.