Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in India
India: Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS was 2,276 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in India, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inland water bodies — area from modis in India is 2,276 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from modis in India peaked at 2,337 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,811 1000 ha, in 2003.
That places India 19th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,828 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1,814 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1,811 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,815 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,857 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1,913 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 2,041 1000 ha | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 2,008 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 1,972 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1,987 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 2,194 1000 ha | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 2,147 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 2,088 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 2,049 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 2,008 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 2,097 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 2,046 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 1,950 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 1,964 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2,165 1000 ha | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 2,257 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 2,171 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 2,337 1000 ha | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 2,276 1000 ha | -2.6% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 2,276 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 107.96 1000 ha, 21.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 2,276 1000 ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 107.63 1000 ha, 21.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,895 1000 ha | 1,811 1000 ha | 2,041 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,053 1000 ha | 1,950 1000 ha | 2,194 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,241 1000 ha | 2,165 1000 ha | 2,337 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 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
- 18 Sweden 2,333 1000 ha compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 15.69 1000 ha compare
- 19 Wallis and Futuna Islands 9.07 1000 ha compare
- 20 Mexico 2,182 1000 ha compare
- 21 Finland 2,130 1000 ha compare
- 22 Norway 1,989 1000 ha compare
- 22 Caribbean 1,082 1000 ha compare
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % 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 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland water bodies — area from modis in India?
- Inland water bodies — area from modis in India was 2,276 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 2,337 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,811 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does India rank for inland water bodies — area from modis?
- India ranks 19th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland water bodies — area from modis rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.