Africa vs China: Inland waters — Area
Inland waters — Area over time
- Africa
- China
How they compare
Africa currently reports 44,434 1000 ha against 17,531 1000 ha in China, a difference of 26,903 1000 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 2.5 times China's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 10th and China ranks 8th of 32 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55,148 1000 ha | 17,530 1000 ha | 37,618 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1970s | 55,195 1000 ha | 17,531 1000 ha | 37,664 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1980s | 55,232 1000 ha | 17,533 1000 ha | 37,699 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1990s | 55,232 1000 ha | 17,531 1000 ha | 37,701 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 48,439 1000 ha | 17,530 1000 ha | 30,909 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 44,040 1000 ha | 17,531 1000 ha | 26,509 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 44,382 1000 ha | 17,531 1000 ha | 26,851 1000 ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inland waters — area, Africa or China?
- Africa, at 44,434 1000 ha against 17,531 1000 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in inland waters — area between Africa and China?
- 26,903 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and China?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and China rank globally for inland waters — area?
- Africa ranks 10th and China ranks 8th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Inland waters — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.