Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in Europe
Europe: Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC was 79,977 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC in Europe, 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 Europe stood at 79,977 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Europe peaked at 81,246 1000 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 79,666 1000 ha, in 2012.
That places Europe 4th out of 26 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80,779 1000 ha | 80,431 1000 ha | 81,246 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 80,637 1000 ha | 79,965 1000 ha | 81,205 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 79,781 1000 ha | 79,666 1000 ha | 79,905 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 79,913 1000 ha | 79,872 1000 ha | 79,977 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 1 Canada 117,571 1000 ha compare
- 2 Russian Federation 61,452 1000 ha compare
- 3 Antarctica 33,779 1000 ha compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 17,478 1000 ha compare
- 5 Brazil 13,650 1000 ha compare
- 6 China 13,140 1000 ha compare
- 7 China, mainland 13,021 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Arable land — Area 270,153 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.35 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 15,732 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Europe?
- Inland water bodies — area from cci_lc in Europe was 79,977 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 81,246 1000 ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from cci_lc recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,666 1000 ha in 2012.
- How does Europe rank for inland water bodies — area from cci_lc?
- Europe ranks 4th out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
- Is inland water bodies — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe 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.