Americas vs United States: Inland waters — Area
Inland waters — Area over time
- Americas
- United States
How they compare
Americas currently reports 212,808 1000 ha against 68,409 1000 ha in United States, a difference of 144,399 1000 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 3.1 times United States's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 2nd and United States ranks 5th of 32 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 176,185 1000 ha | 47,013 1000 ha | 129,172 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1970s | 176,183 1000 ha | 47,013 1000 ha | 129,170 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1980s | 176,184 1000 ha | 47,013 1000 ha | 129,171 1000 ha | Americas |
| 1990s | 176,227 1000 ha | 47,013 1000 ha | 129,214 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 180,697 1000 ha | 51,291 1000 ha | 129,406 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 198,114 1000 ha | 68,409 1000 ha | 129,705 1000 ha | Americas |
| 2020s | 209,598 1000 ha | 68,409 1000 ha | 141,189 1000 ha | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inland waters — area, Americas or United States?
- Americas, at 212,808 1000 ha against 68,409 1000 ha in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in inland waters — area between Americas and United States?
- 144,399 1000 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Americas and United States rank globally for inland waters — area?
- Americas ranks 2nd and United States ranks 5th 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.