Asia vs Brazil: Inland waters — Area

Asia
86,424 1000 ha
in 2024
Brazil
15,763 1000 ha
in 2024
Asia rank
5th
Brazil rank
8th

Inland waters — Area over time

  • Asia
  • Brazil
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119922024

How they compare

Asia currently reports 86,424 1000 ha against 15,763 1000 ha in Brazil, a difference of 70,661 1000 ha.

That makes Asia's figure about 5.5 times Brazil's.

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

Asia ranks 5th and Brazil ranks 8th of 34 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia Brazil Difference Ahead
1960s 79,341 1000 ha 15,763 1000 ha 63,578 1000 ha Asia
1970s 79,320 1000 ha 15,763 1000 ha 63,557 1000 ha Asia
1980s 79,454 1000 ha 15,763 1000 ha 63,691 1000 ha Asia
1990s 85,987 1000 ha 15,763 1000 ha 70,224 1000 ha Asia
2000s 86,954 1000 ha 15,763 1000 ha 71,191 1000 ha Asia
2010s 86,640 1000 ha 15,763 1000 ha 70,877 1000 ha Asia
2020s 86,254 1000 ha 15,763 1000 ha 70,491 1000 ha Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inland waters — area, Asia or Brazil?
Asia, at 86,424 1000 ha against 15,763 1000 ha in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in inland waters — area between Asia and Brazil?
70,661 1000 ha, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Brazil?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Asia and Brazil rank globally for inland waters — area?
Asia ranks 5th and Brazil ranks 8th 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.