Japan vs Thailand: Lakes and rivers permanent water area
Japan
0.4%
in 2022
Thailand
0.4%
in 2022
Japan rank
114th
Thailand rank
111th
Lakes and rivers permanent water area over time
- Japan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 114th and Thailand ranks 111th of 221 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lakes and rivers permanent water area, Japan or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in lakes and rivers permanent water area between Japan and Thailand?
- 0.0%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for lakes and rivers permanent water area?
- Japan ranks 114th and Thailand ranks 111th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.