Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS was 7,483 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in European Union (27), 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 European Union (27) stood at 7,483 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from modis in European Union (27) peaked at 7,625 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7,477 1000 ha, in 2022.
That places European Union (27) 16th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7,625 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 7,573 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 7,562 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 7,585 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 7,586 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7,569 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 7,567 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 7,556 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 7,549 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 7,524 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 7,505 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 7,492 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 7,492 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 7,496 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 7,510 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 7,511 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7,502 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 7,492 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 7,483 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 7,487 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 7,487 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7,477 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 7,478 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7,483 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,575 1000 ha | 7,549 1000 ha | 7,625 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 7,501 1000 ha | 7,483 1000 ha | 7,524 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,482 1000 ha | 7,477 1000 ha | 7,487 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 2.41 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 6.99 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area — Area 398,812 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland water bodies — area from modis in European Union (27)?
- Inland water bodies — area from modis in European Union (27) was 7,483 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 7,625 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,477 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does European Union (27) rank for inland water bodies — area from modis?
- European Union (27) ranks 16th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is inland water bodies — area from modis rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.