Asia vs China: Inland waters — Area
Inland waters — Area over time
- Asia
- China
How they compare
Asia currently reports 86,424 1000 ha against 17,531 1000 ha in China, a difference of 68,893 1000 ha.
That makes Asia's figure about 4.9 times China's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 5th and China ranks 6th of 34 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79,341 1000 ha | 17,530 1000 ha | 61,811 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1970s | 79,320 1000 ha | 17,531 1000 ha | 61,790 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1980s | 79,454 1000 ha | 17,533 1000 ha | 61,921 1000 ha | Asia |
| 1990s | 85,987 1000 ha | 17,531 1000 ha | 68,456 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2000s | 86,954 1000 ha | 17,530 1000 ha | 69,424 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2010s | 86,640 1000 ha | 17,531 1000 ha | 69,109 1000 ha | Asia |
| 2020s | 86,254 1000 ha | 17,531 1000 ha | 68,723 1000 ha | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inland waters — area, Asia or China?
- Asia, at 86,424 1000 ha against 17,531 1000 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in inland waters — area between Asia and China?
- 68,893 1000 ha, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and China?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Asia and China rank globally for inland waters — area?
- Asia ranks 5th and China ranks 6th 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
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.