Northern America vs OECD: Inland waters — Area
Inland waters — Area over time
- Northern America
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 204,515 1000 ha against 176,906 1000 ha in Northern America, a difference of 27,609 1000 ha.
That makes OECD's figure about 1.2 times Northern America's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 34 groups.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 138,430 1000 ha | 166,402 1000 ha | 27,972 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1970s | 138,430 1000 ha | 166,434 1000 ha | 28,004 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1980s | 138,430 1000 ha | 166,589 1000 ha | 28,159 1000 ha | OECD |
| 1990s | 138,430 1000 ha | 167,279 1000 ha | 28,849 1000 ha | OECD |
| 2000s | 142,708 1000 ha | 171,792 1000 ha | 29,084 1000 ha | OECD |
| 2010s | 159,826 1000 ha | 188,575 1000 ha | 28,749 1000 ha | OECD |
| 2020s | 173,490 1000 ha | 201,206 1000 ha | 27,716 1000 ha | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inland waters — area, Northern America or OECD?
- OECD, at 204,515 1000 ha against 176,906 1000 ha in Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in inland waters — area between Northern America and OECD?
- 27,609 1000 ha, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and OECD?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Northern America and OECD rank globally for inland waters — area?
- Northern America ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st 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.