Americas vs Canada: Inland waters — Area

Americas
212,808 1000 ha
in 2024
Canada
108,496 1000 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
2nd
Canada rank
2nd

Inland waters — Area over time

  • Americas
  • Canada
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How they compare

Americas currently reports 212,808 1000 ha against 108,496 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 104,312 1000 ha.

That makes Americas's figure about 2.0 times Canada's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 2nd and Canada ranks 2nd of 34 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Canada Difference Ahead
1960s 176,185 1000 ha 91,416 1000 ha 84,769 1000 ha Americas
1970s 176,183 1000 ha 91,416 1000 ha 84,767 1000 ha Americas
1980s 176,184 1000 ha 91,416 1000 ha 84,768 1000 ha Americas
1990s 176,227 1000 ha 91,416 1000 ha 84,811 1000 ha Americas
2000s 180,697 1000 ha 91,416 1000 ha 89,281 1000 ha Americas
2010s 198,114 1000 ha 91,416 1000 ha 106,698 1000 ha Americas
2020s 209,598 1000 ha 105,080 1000 ha 104,518 1000 ha Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inland waters — area, Americas or Canada?
Americas, at 212,808 1000 ha against 108,496 1000 ha in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in inland waters — area between Americas and Canada?
104,312 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Canada?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Americas and Canada rank globally for inland waters — area?
Americas ranks 2nd and Canada ranks 2nd of 34 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

Indicator
Inland waters — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
209 places, 12,035 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.