Eastern Africa vs Indonesia: Inland waters — Area

Eastern Africa
19,941 1000 ha
in 2024
Indonesia
3,939 1000 ha
in 2024
Eastern Africa rank
17th
Indonesia rank
18th

Inland waters — Area over time

  • Eastern Africa
  • Indonesia
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922024

How they compare

Eastern Africa currently reports 19,941 1000 ha against 3,939 1000 ha in Indonesia, a difference of 16,002 1000 ha.

That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 5.1 times Indonesia's.

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

Eastern Africa ranks 17th and Indonesia ranks 18th of 34 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Africa Indonesia Difference Ahead
1960s 30,538 1000 ha 3,939 1000 ha 26,599 1000 ha Eastern Africa
1970s 30,538 1000 ha 3,939 1000 ha 26,599 1000 ha Eastern Africa
1980s 30,538 1000 ha 3,939 1000 ha 26,599 1000 ha Eastern Africa
1990s 30,538 1000 ha 3,939 1000 ha 26,600 1000 ha Eastern Africa
2000s 23,745 1000 ha 3,939 1000 ha 19,806 1000 ha Eastern Africa
2010s 19,505 1000 ha 3,939 1000 ha 15,566 1000 ha Eastern Africa
2020s 19,882 1000 ha 3,939 1000 ha 15,943 1000 ha Eastern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inland waters — area, Eastern Africa or Indonesia?
Eastern Africa, at 19,941 1000 ha against 3,939 1000 ha in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in inland waters — area between Eastern Africa and Indonesia?
16,002 1000 ha, with Eastern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Indonesia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Eastern Africa and Indonesia rank globally for inland waters — area?
Eastern Africa ranks 17th and Indonesia ranks 18th 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

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.