Canada vs India: Inland waters — Area
Inland waters — Area over time
- Canada
- India
How they compare
Canada currently reports 108,496 1000 ha against 31,407 1000 ha in India, a difference of 77,089 1000 ha.
That makes Canada's figure about 3.5 times India's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 2nd and India ranks 5th of 175 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91,416 1000 ha | 31,407 1000 ha | 60,009 1000 ha | Canada |
| 1970s | 91,416 1000 ha | 31,407 1000 ha | 60,009 1000 ha | Canada |
| 1980s | 91,416 1000 ha | 31,407 1000 ha | 60,009 1000 ha | Canada |
| 1990s | 91,416 1000 ha | 31,407 1000 ha | 60,009 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2000s | 91,416 1000 ha | 31,407 1000 ha | 60,009 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2010s | 91,416 1000 ha | 31,407 1000 ha | 60,009 1000 ha | Canada |
| 2020s | 105,080 1000 ha | 31,407 1000 ha | 73,673 1000 ha | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inland waters — area, Canada or India?
- Canada, at 108,496 1000 ha against 31,407 1000 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in inland waters — area between Canada and India?
- 77,089 1000 ha, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and India rank globally for inland waters — area?
- Canada ranks 2nd and India ranks 5th of 175 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.