Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in World
World: Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS was 311,282 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in World, 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 World is 311,282 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from modis in World peaked at 312,078 1000 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 309,218 1000 ha, in 2023.
That places World 1st out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in World, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 309,482 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 311,502 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 311,678 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 311,721 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 312,078 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 312,063 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 311,952 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 311,826 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 311,570 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 310,583 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 310,162 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 309,871 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 309,906 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 310,030 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 310,387 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 311,292 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 310,935 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 310,773 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 311,054 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 311,191 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 311,274 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 310,788 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 309,218 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 311,282 1000 ha | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 311,541 1000 ha | 309,482 1000 ha | 312,078 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 310,499 1000 ha | 309,871 1000 ha | 311,292 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 310,751 1000 ha | 309,218 1000 ha | 311,282 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 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
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % 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 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland water bodies — area from modis in World?
- Inland water bodies — area from modis in World was 311,282 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 312,078 1000 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 309,218 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does World rank for inland water bodies — area from modis?
- World ranks 1st out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is inland water bodies — area from modis rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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.