India vs Southern Asia: Inland waters — Area
Inland waters — Area over time
- India
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 48,798 1000 ha against 31,407 1000 ha in India, a difference of 17,391 1000 ha.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 1.6 times India's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.
India ranks 7th and Southern Asia ranks 9th of 188 countries.
Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31,407 1000 ha | 48,196 1000 ha | 16,789 1000 ha | Southern Asia |
| 1970s | 31,407 1000 ha | 48,196 1000 ha | 16,789 1000 ha | Southern Asia |
| 1980s | 31,407 1000 ha | 48,196 1000 ha | 16,789 1000 ha | Southern Asia |
| 1990s | 31,407 1000 ha | 48,196 1000 ha | 16,789 1000 ha | Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 31,407 1000 ha | 48,161 1000 ha | 16,754 1000 ha | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 31,407 1000 ha | 48,341 1000 ha | 16,934 1000 ha | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 31,407 1000 ha | 48,785 1000 ha | 17,378 1000 ha | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inland waters — area, India or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 48,798 1000 ha against 31,407 1000 ha in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in inland waters — area between India and Southern Asia?
- 17,391 1000 ha, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Southern Asia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and Southern Asia rank globally for inland waters — area?
- India ranks 7th and Southern Asia ranks 9th of 188 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.