Egypt vs Madagascar: Inland waters — Area

Egypt
600 1000 ha
in 2024
Madagascar
549.5 1000 ha
in 2024
Egypt rank
67th
Madagascar rank
70th

Inland waters — Area over time

  • Egypt
  • Madagascar
0200400600196119922024

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 600 1000 ha against 549.5 1000 ha in Madagascar, a difference of 50.5 1000 ha.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

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

Egypt ranks 67th and Madagascar ranks 70th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 600 1000 ha 550 1000 ha 50 1000 ha Egypt
1970s 600 1000 ha 550 1000 ha 50 1000 ha Egypt
1980s 600 1000 ha 550 1000 ha 50 1000 ha Egypt
1990s 600 1000 ha 550 1000 ha 50 1000 ha Egypt
2000s 600 1000 ha 550 1000 ha 50 1000 ha Egypt
2010s 600 1000 ha 549.65 1000 ha 50.35 1000 ha Egypt
2020s 600 1000 ha 549.5 1000 ha 50.5 1000 ha Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inland waters — area, Egypt or Madagascar?
Egypt, at 600 1000 ha against 549.5 1000 ha in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in inland waters — area between Egypt and Madagascar?
50.5 1000 ha, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Madagascar?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Madagascar rank globally for inland waters — area?
Egypt ranks 67th and Madagascar ranks 70th 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.