Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in South America
South America: Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS was 20,069 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in South America, 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 South America is 20,069 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from modis in South America peaked at 20,306 1000 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 19,854 1000 ha, in 2016.
That places South America 9th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in South America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 19,982 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 20,302 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 20,306 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20,252 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 20,262 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20,294 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 20,264 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 20,247 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 20,222 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 20,110 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 20,116 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20,115 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 20,067 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 20,015 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 19,932 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 19,854 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 19,908 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 19,941 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 19,997 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 19,936 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 19,894 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 19,971 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 19,980 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20,069 1000 ha | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,237 1000 ha | 19,982 1000 ha | 20,306 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 20,005 1000 ha | 19,854 1000 ha | 20,116 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,970 1000 ha | 19,894 1000 ha | 20,069 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 6 China (People’s Republic of) 8,896 1000 ha compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 8,865 1000 ha compare
- 8 China, mainland 8,813 1000 ha compare
- 9 Azerbaijan 7,942 1000 ha compare
- 10 Greenland 6,079 1000 ha compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 4,201 1000 ha compare
- 12 Indonesia 4,032 1000 ha compare
More environment data for South America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -5.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.52 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.79 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 6.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland water bodies — area from modis in South America?
- Inland water bodies — area from modis in South America was 20,069 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 20,306 1000 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,854 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does South America rank for inland water bodies — area from modis?
- South America ranks 9th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is inland water bodies — area from modis rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South America 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.