Inland waters — Area, annual growth rate by country

The year-on-year percentage change in Inland waters — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

Countries reporting
103
Highest
25.91 % change on previous year
Uzbekistan
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
New Caledonia
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
11,759

What the numbers show

Inland waters — Area, annual growth rate is currently reported for 103 countries. The highest value is 25.91 % change on previous year in Uzbekistan; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in New Caledonia.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -1.19 % change on previous year.

Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Poland (up 786.9%), and the largest decrease in Mongolia (down 748.1%).

Inland waters — Area, annual growth rate: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Uzbekistan 25.91 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
2 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 20 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
3 Poland 2.74 % change on previous year 2024 up 786.9% volatile
4 Republic of Moldova 2.5 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
5 Lebanon 0.9091 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
6 Slovenia 0.8759 % change on previous year 2024 down 50.0% volatile
7 Chile 0.7715 % change on previous year 2024 down 94.8% volatile
8 Czechia 0.6901 % change on previous year 2024 up 13.2% volatile
9 North Macedonia 0.6122 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
10 Republic of Korea 0.3509 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
11 Spain 0.2728 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
12 Namibia 0.2 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
13 Belarus 0.1507 % change on previous year 2024 up 110.9% volatile
14 Serbia 0.1444 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
15 Bulgaria 0.1313 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
16 Germany 0.1264 % change on previous year 2024 down 46.5% volatile
17 Cameroon 0.0733 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
18 Cuba 0.0658 % change on previous year 2024 down 98.1% volatile
19 French Guiana 0.0633 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
20 Norway 0.0495 % change on previous year 2024 down 49.8% volatile
21 Nepal 0.0261 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
22 Malawi 0.0165 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
23 Armenia 0.0026 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
24 India 0.001 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
25 Belgium 0.0006 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Afghanistan 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Albania 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 United Arab Emirates 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
26 Australia 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Azerbaijan 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
26 Burkina Faso 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Bangladesh 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
26 Belize 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Bhutan 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Canada 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Switzerland 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
26 China 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
26 Colombia 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Dominican Republic 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Ecuador 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Eritrea 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Estonia 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Ethiopia 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
26 Gambia 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Guyana 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Hungary 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
26 Iraq 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Iceland 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Italy 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Jordan 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Japan 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Kenya 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Kyrgyzstan 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Sri Lanka 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Lithuania 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
26 Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Latvia 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Morocco 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Madagascar 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Mexico 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Myanmar 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Panama 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Peru 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Philippines 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Paraguay 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Romania 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
26 Rwanda 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 El Salvador 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Slovakia 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
26 Sweden 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Chad 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Turkmenistan 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Uganda 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Ukraine 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
26 Guadeloupe 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Martinique 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Czechoslovakia 0 % change on previous year 1992 up 100.0% volatile
26 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
26 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Russian Federation 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Syrian Arab Republic 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Viet Nam 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
26 Australia and New Zealand 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
26 Réunion 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
158 OECD -0.002 % change on previous year 2024 down 103.1% volatile
159 Nigeria -0.0154 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
160 Mongolia -0.0189 % change on previous year 2024 down 748.1% volatile
161 Bahamas -0.0517 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
162 Guatemala -0.0578 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
163 Finland -0.0579 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
164 Guinea-Bissau -0.0624 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
165 Uruguay -0.0833 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
166 Cambodia -0.1106 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
167 Montenegro -1.14 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
168 Guinea -2.14 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
169 Polynesia -2.5 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
170 Tonga -3.33 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
171 Melanesia -6.7 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
172 Denmark -13.7 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
173 Solomon Islands -49.67 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
174 New Caledonia -100 % change on previous year 2024 volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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The year-on-year percentage change in Inland waters — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Indicator
Inland waters — Area, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 11,759 data points, 1962–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Inland waters — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.