Australia vs South America: Inland waters — Area
Inland waters — Area over time
- Australia
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 32,070 1000 ha against 4,920 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 27,150 1000 ha.
That makes South America's figure about 6.5 times Australia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 11th and South America ranks 9th of 162 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,892 1000 ha | 33,611 1000 ha | 27,719 1000 ha | South America |
| 1970s | 5,892 1000 ha | 33,604 1000 ha | 27,712 1000 ha | South America |
| 1980s | 5,892 1000 ha | 33,597 1000 ha | 27,705 1000 ha | South America |
| 1990s | 5,892 1000 ha | 33,639 1000 ha | 27,747 1000 ha | South America |
| 2000s | 5,892 1000 ha | 33,754 1000 ha | 27,862 1000 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 5,503 1000 ha | 33,865 1000 ha | 28,362 1000 ha | South America |
| 2020s | 4,920 1000 ha | 32,100 1000 ha | 27,180 1000 ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inland waters — area, Australia or South America?
- South America, at 32,070 1000 ha against 4,920 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in inland waters — area between Australia and South America?
- 27,150 1000 ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and South America rank globally for inland waters — area?
- Australia ranks 11th and South America ranks 9th of 162 countries.
- 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.