Americas vs OECD: Inland waters — Area

Americas
212,808 1000 ha
in 2024
OECD
204,515 1000 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
2nd
OECD rank
1st

Inland waters — Area over time

  • Americas
  • OECD
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How they compare

Americas currently reports 212,808 1000 ha against 204,515 1000 ha in OECD, a difference of 8,293 1000 ha.

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

Americas ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 34 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas OECD Difference Ahead
1960s 176,185 1000 ha 166,402 1000 ha 9,783 1000 ha Americas
1970s 176,183 1000 ha 166,434 1000 ha 9,749 1000 ha Americas
1980s 176,184 1000 ha 166,589 1000 ha 9,595 1000 ha Americas
1990s 176,227 1000 ha 167,279 1000 ha 8,948 1000 ha Americas
2000s 180,697 1000 ha 171,792 1000 ha 8,905 1000 ha Americas
2010s 198,114 1000 ha 188,575 1000 ha 9,539 1000 ha Americas
2020s 209,598 1000 ha 201,206 1000 ha 8,392 1000 ha Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inland waters — area, Americas or OECD?
Americas, at 212,808 1000 ha against 204,515 1000 ha in OECD as of 2024.
What is the difference in inland waters — area between Americas and OECD?
8,293 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and OECD?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Americas and OECD rank globally for inland waters — area?
Americas ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st 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.