Canada vs OECD: Inland waters — Area

Canada
108,496 1000 ha
in 2024
OECD
204,515 1000 ha
in 2024
Canada rank
2nd
OECD rank
1st

Inland waters — Area over time

  • Canada
  • OECD
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922024

How they compare

OECD currently reports 204,515 1000 ha against 108,496 1000 ha in Canada, a difference of 96,019 1000 ha.

That makes OECD's figure about 1.9 times Canada's.

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

Canada ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada OECD Difference Ahead
1960s 91,416 1000 ha 166,402 1000 ha 74,986 1000 ha OECD
1970s 91,416 1000 ha 166,434 1000 ha 75,018 1000 ha OECD
1980s 91,416 1000 ha 166,589 1000 ha 75,173 1000 ha OECD
1990s 91,416 1000 ha 167,279 1000 ha 75,863 1000 ha OECD
2000s 91,416 1000 ha 171,792 1000 ha 80,376 1000 ha OECD
2010s 91,416 1000 ha 188,575 1000 ha 97,159 1000 ha OECD
2020s 105,080 1000 ha 201,206 1000 ha 96,126 1000 ha OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inland waters — area, Canada or OECD?
OECD, at 204,515 1000 ha against 108,496 1000 ha in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in inland waters — area between Canada and OECD?
96,019 1000 ha, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and OECD?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Canada and OECD rank globally for inland waters — area?
Canada ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st 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

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.