Canada vs Northern America: Inland waters — Area
Inland waters — Area over time
- Canada
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 176,906 1000 ha against 108,496 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 68,410 1000 ha.
That makes Northern America's figure about 1.6 times Canada's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 2nd and Northern America ranks 3rd of 175 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91,416 1000 ha | 138,430 1000 ha | 47,014 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1970s | 91,416 1000 ha | 138,430 1000 ha | 47,014 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1980s | 91,416 1000 ha | 138,430 1000 ha | 47,014 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 1990s | 91,416 1000 ha | 138,430 1000 ha | 47,014 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2000s | 91,416 1000 ha | 142,708 1000 ha | 51,292 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2010s | 91,416 1000 ha | 159,826 1000 ha | 68,410 1000 ha | Northern America |
| 2020s | 105,080 1000 ha | 173,490 1000 ha | 68,410 1000 ha | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inland waters — area, Canada or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 176,906 1000 ha against 108,496 1000 ha in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in inland waters — area between Canada and Northern America?
- 68,410 1000 ha, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Northern America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Northern America rank globally for inland waters — area?
- Canada ranks 2nd and Northern America ranks 3rd 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.