Europe vs India: Inland waters — Area
Inland waters — Area over time
- Europe
- India
How they compare
Europe currently reports 92,972 1000 ha against 31,407 1000 ha in India, a difference of 61,565 1000 ha.
That makes Europe's figure about 3.0 times India's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
Europe ranks 4th and India ranks 5th of 34 groups.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65,563 1000 ha | 31,407 1000 ha | 34,156 1000 ha | Europe |
| 1970s | 65,585 1000 ha | 31,407 1000 ha | 34,178 1000 ha | Europe |
| 1980s | 65,640 1000 ha | 31,407 1000 ha | 34,233 1000 ha | Europe |
| 1990s | 86,861 1000 ha | 31,407 1000 ha | 55,454 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2000s | 92,675 1000 ha | 31,407 1000 ha | 61,268 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2010s | 92,947 1000 ha | 31,407 1000 ha | 61,540 1000 ha | Europe |
| 2020s | 92,912 1000 ha | 31,407 1000 ha | 61,505 1000 ha | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inland waters — area, Europe or India?
- Europe, at 92,972 1000 ha against 31,407 1000 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in inland waters — area between Europe and India?
- 61,565 1000 ha, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Europe and India rank globally for inland waters — area?
- Europe ranks 4th and India ranks 5th 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
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.