Japan vs Liberia: Inland waters — Area

Japan
1,340 1000 ha
in 2024
Liberia
1,505 1000 ha
in 2024
Japan rank
36th
Liberia rank
33rd

Inland waters — Area over time

  • Japan
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 1,505 1000 ha against 1,340 1000 ha in Japan, a difference of 165 1000 ha.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 36th and Liberia ranks 33rd of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Liberia Difference Ahead
1960s 1,110 1000 ha 1,505 1000 ha 395 1000 ha Liberia
1970s 1,126 1000 ha 1,505 1000 ha 379 1000 ha Liberia
1980s 1,251 1000 ha 1,505 1000 ha 254 1000 ha Liberia
1990s 1,324 1000 ha 1,505 1000 ha 181 1000 ha Liberia
2000s 1,340 1000 ha 1,505 1000 ha 164.73 1000 ha Liberia
2010s 1,340 1000 ha 1,505 1000 ha 165 1000 ha Liberia
2020s 1,340 1000 ha 1,505 1000 ha 165 1000 ha Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inland waters — area, Japan or Liberia?
Liberia, at 1,505 1000 ha against 1,340 1000 ha in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in inland waters — area between Japan and Liberia?
165 1000 ha, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Liberia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Japan and Liberia rank globally for inland waters — area?
Japan ranks 36th and Liberia ranks 33rd 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.