Africa vs India: Inland waters — Area
Inland waters — Area over time
- Africa
- India
How they compare
Africa currently reports 44,434 1000 ha against 31,407 1000 ha in India, a difference of 13,027 1000 ha.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.4 times India's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 10th and India ranks 7th of 32 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55,148 1000 ha | 31,407 1000 ha | 23,741 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1970s | 55,195 1000 ha | 31,407 1000 ha | 23,788 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1980s | 55,232 1000 ha | 31,407 1000 ha | 23,825 1000 ha | Africa |
| 1990s | 55,232 1000 ha | 31,407 1000 ha | 23,825 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2000s | 48,439 1000 ha | 31,407 1000 ha | 17,032 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2010s | 44,040 1000 ha | 31,407 1000 ha | 12,633 1000 ha | Africa |
| 2020s | 44,382 1000 ha | 31,407 1000 ha | 12,975 1000 ha | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inland waters — area, Africa or India?
- Africa, at 44,434 1000 ha against 31,407 1000 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in inland waters — area between Africa and India?
- 13,027 1000 ha, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and India rank globally for inland waters — area?
- Africa ranks 10th and India ranks 7th 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.