Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Australia
Australia: Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS was 3,411 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Australia recorded 3,411 1000 ha for inland water bodies — area from modis in 2024.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from modis in Australia peaked at 3,575 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3,034 1000 ha, in 2019.
That places Australia 14th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,575 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 3,237 1000 ha | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 3,146 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 3,144 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 3,085 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 3,068 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 3,045 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 3,035 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 3,038 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 3,063 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 3,182 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 3,172 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 3,158 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 3,172 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3,148 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 3,161 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 3,214 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 3,103 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 3,034 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 3,059 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 3,075 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 3,151 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 3,200 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 3,411 1000 ha | +6.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 3,411 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 46.67 1000 ha, 73.1× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Australia's 3,411 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 181.97 1000 ha, 18.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,153 1000 ha | 3,035 1000 ha | 3,575 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,141 1000 ha | 3,034 1000 ha | 3,214 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,179 1000 ha | 3,059 1000 ha | 3,411 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 4,201 1000 ha compare
- 11 Polynesia 279.13 1000 ha compare
- 12 Indonesia 4,032 1000 ha compare
- 12 Micronesia 240.85 1000 ha compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 149.14 1000 ha compare
- 13 Uganda 3,456 1000 ha compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 83.44 1000 ha compare
- 15 Argentina 3,137 1000 ha compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 78.86 1000 ha compare
- 16 Chile 3,036 1000 ha compare
- 16 Micronesia (Federated States of) 20.82 1000 ha compare
- 17 Malawi 2,369 1000 ha compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 16.79 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland water bodies — area from modis in Australia?
- Inland water bodies — area from modis in Australia was 3,411 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,575 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,034 1000 ha in 2019.
- How does Australia rank for inland water bodies — area from modis?
- Australia ranks 14th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland water bodies — area from modis rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS. 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.