Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Europe
Europe: Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS was 53,838 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Europe, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, inland water bodies — area from modis in Europe stood at 53,838 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from modis in Europe peaked at 54,112 1000 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 53,699 1000 ha, in 2012.
Europe ranks 4th of 26 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 53,813 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 53,979 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 54,006 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 54,103 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 54,112 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 54,060 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 54,045 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 53,985 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 53,943 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 53,795 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 53,717 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 53,699 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 53,772 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 53,766 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 53,871 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 53,980 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 53,920 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 53,895 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 53,805 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 53,856 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 53,891 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 53,812 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 53,771 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 53,838 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54,005 1000 ha | 53,813 1000 ha | 54,112 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 53,822 1000 ha | 53,699 1000 ha | 53,980 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,834 1000 ha | 53,771 1000 ha | 53,891 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 1 Canada 60,248 1000 ha compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6,034 1000 ha compare
- 2 Russian Federation 42,293 1000 ha compare
- 3 Antarctica 37,923 1000 ha compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 5,831 1000 ha compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 17,833 1000 ha compare
- 5 Brazil 9,006 1000 ha compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,925 1000 ha compare
- 6 China 8,896 1000 ha compare
- 6 Melanesia 1,440 1000 ha compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 8,865 1000 ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,077 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland water bodies — area from modis in Europe?
- Inland water bodies — area from modis in Europe was 53,838 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 54,112 1000 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,699 1000 ha in 2012.
- How does Europe rank for inland water bodies — area from modis?
- Europe ranks 4th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is inland water bodies — area from modis rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 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.