Namibia vs Uruguay: Inland waters — Area

Namibia
100.2 1000 ha
in 2024
Uruguay
119.9 1000 ha
in 2024
Namibia rank
118th
Uruguay rank
115th

Inland waters — Area over time

  • Namibia
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 119.9 1000 ha against 100.2 1000 ha in Namibia, a difference of 19.7 1000 ha.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.

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

Namibia ranks 118th and Uruguay ranks 115th of 175 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 100 1000 ha 120 1000 ha 20 1000 ha Uruguay
1970s 100 1000 ha 120 1000 ha 20 1000 ha Uruguay
1980s 100 1000 ha 120 1000 ha 20 1000 ha Uruguay
1990s 100 1000 ha 120 1000 ha 20 1000 ha Uruguay
2000s 100 1000 ha 120 1000 ha 20 1000 ha Uruguay
2010s 100 1000 ha 120 1000 ha 20 1000 ha Uruguay
2020s 100.04 1000 ha 119.98 1000 ha 19.94 1000 ha Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher inland waters — area, Namibia or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 119.9 1000 ha against 100.2 1000 ha in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in inland waters — area between Namibia and Uruguay?
19.7 1000 ha, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Uruguay?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Uruguay rank globally for inland waters — area?
Namibia ranks 118th and Uruguay ranks 115th 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.