Asia vs Canada: Inland waters — Area

Asia
86,424 1000 ha
in 2024
Canada
108,496 1000 ha
in 2024
Asia rank
5th
Canada rank
2nd

Inland waters — Area over time

  • Asia
  • Canada
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196119922024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 108,496 1000 ha against 86,424 1000 ha in Asia, a difference of 22,072 1000 ha.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Asia's.

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

Asia ranks 5th and Canada ranks 2nd of 34 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia Canada Difference Ahead
1960s 79,341 1000 ha 91,416 1000 ha 12,075 1000 ha Canada
1970s 79,320 1000 ha 91,416 1000 ha 12,096 1000 ha Canada
1980s 79,454 1000 ha 91,416 1000 ha 11,962 1000 ha Canada
1990s 85,987 1000 ha 91,416 1000 ha 5,429 1000 ha Canada
2000s 86,954 1000 ha 91,416 1000 ha 4,462 1000 ha Canada
2010s 86,640 1000 ha 91,416 1000 ha 4,776 1000 ha Canada
2020s 86,254 1000 ha 105,080 1000 ha 18,826 1000 ha Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inland waters — area, Asia or Canada?
Canada, at 108,496 1000 ha against 86,424 1000 ha in Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in inland waters — area between Asia and Canada?
22,072 1000 ha, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Canada?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Asia and Canada rank globally for inland waters — area?
Asia ranks 5th 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.