Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in China
China: Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC was 13,140 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in China, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in China stood at 13,140 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in China peaked at 13,140 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12,817 1000 ha, in 1995.
China ranks 6th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 12,842 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 12,840 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 12,838 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 12,817 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 12,841 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 12,861 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 12,888 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 12,865 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 12,883 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 12,860 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 12,881 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 12,891 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 12,886 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 12,899 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 12,920 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 12,883 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 12,880 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 12,887 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 12,910 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 12,888 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 12,888 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 12,914 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 13,009 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 13,008 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 13,039 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 13,061 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 13,070 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 13,088 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 13,092 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13,115 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 13,140 1000 ha | +0.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 13,140 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 138.41 1000 ha, 94.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 13,140 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 208.15 1000 ha, 63.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,849 1000 ha | 12,817 1000 ha | 12,888 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 12,887 1000 ha | 12,860 1000 ha | 12,920 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,987 1000 ha | 12,888 1000 ha | 13,088 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,116 1000 ha | 13,092 1000 ha | 13,140 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
- 3 Antarctica 33,779 1000 ha compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 17,478 1000 ha compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 6,061 1000 ha compare
- 5 Brazil 13,650 1000 ha compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,373 1000 ha compare
- 6 Melanesia 1,912 1000 ha compare
- 7 China, mainland 13,021 1000 ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,551 1000 ha compare
- 8 Türkiye 1,473 1000 ha compare
- 8 Turkmenistan 9,027 1000 ha compare
- 9 Azerbaijan 7,972 1000 ha compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,326 1000 ha compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in China?
- Inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in China was 13,140 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland water bodies — area from cci_lc recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 13,140 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from cci_lc recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,817 1000 ha in 1995.
- How does China rank for inland water bodies — area from cci_lc?
- China ranks 6th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is inland water bodies — area from cci_lc rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.