Inland waters — Area, annual growth rate in World
World: Inland waters — Area, annual growth rate was 0.0314 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Inland waters — Area, annual growth rate in World, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inland waters — area, annual growth rate in World is 0.0314 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 204.5% on the previous year and up 245.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area, annual growth rate in World peaked at 8.8 % change on previous year in 1992 and was at its lowest, -2.7 % change on previous year, in 2004.
World ranks 10th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inland waters — Area, annual growth rate in World, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0.0005 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -0.0003 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 0.0003 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | 0.0003 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0029 % change on previous year | +1000.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0023 % change on previous year | -18.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0125 % change on previous year | +433.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0138 % change on previous year | +10.4% |
| 1976 | 0.006 % change on previous year | -56.6% |
| 1977 | -0.0516 % change on previous year | -960.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 % change on previous year | -101.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0545 % change on previous year | +10349.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0073 % change on previous year | -86.6% |
| 1981 | -0.0018 % change on previous year | -125.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0052 % change on previous year | -385.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0021 % change on previous year | -60.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0399 % change on previous year | +1812.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0031 % change on previous year | -92.2% |
| 1986 | -0.0023 % change on previous year | -175.0% |
| 1987 | -0.032 % change on previous year | +1266.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 % change on previous year | -102.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0258 % change on previous year | +3200.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0177 % change on previous year | -31.3% |
| 1991 | -0.0021 % change on previous year | -111.8% |
| 1992 | 8.8 % change on previous year | -422445.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0921 % change on previous year | -99.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1224 % change on previous year | +32.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0707 % change on previous year | -42.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0122 % change on previous year | -82.8% |
| 1997 | -0.0148 % change on previous year | -221.6% |
| 1998 | -0.0294 % change on previous year | +98.4% |
| 1999 | -0.1621 % change on previous year | +452.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1002 % change on previous year | -161.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0377 % change on previous year | -62.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0626 % change on previous year | +65.8% |
| 2003 | -0.1594 % change on previous year | -354.8% |
| 2004 | -2.7 % change on previous year | +1594.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0123 % change on previous year | -100.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0614 % change on previous year | +399.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0086 % change on previous year | -86.0% |
| 2008 | 5.28 % change on previous year | +61411.9% |
| 2009 | -0.0179 % change on previous year | -100.3% |
| 2010 | -0.0506 % change on previous year | +181.9% |
| 2011 | -0.0033 % change on previous year | -93.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0105 % change on previous year | -421.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0448 % change on previous year | +326.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0091 % change on previous year | -79.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0863 % change on previous year | +848.6% |
| 2016 | -0.2311 % change on previous year | -367.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1928 % change on previous year | -183.5% |
| 2018 | -0.0217 % change on previous year | -111.2% |
| 2019 | -0.2151 % change on previous year | +892.7% |
| 2020 | -0.4674 % change on previous year | +117.3% |
| 2021 | 3.94 % change on previous year | -942.7% |
| 2022 | 0.023 % change on previous year | -99.4% |
| 2023 | -0.03 % change on previous year | -230.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0314 % change on previous year | -204.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inland waters — Area, annual growth rate in World changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +422445.8% | -0.0021 % change on previous year | 8.8 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | +61411.9% | 0.0086 % change on previous year | 5.28 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | +10349.9% | 0.0005 % change on previous year | 0.0545 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | +3200.0% | 0.0008 % change on previous year | 0.0258 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | +1812.5% | 0.0021 % change on previous year | 0.0399 % change on previous year |
| 2004 | -1594.8% | -0.1594 % change on previous year | -2.7 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 % change on previous year | -0.0003 % change on previous year | 0.0005 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0041 % change on previous year | -0.0516 % change on previous year | 0.0545 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0048 % change on previous year | -0.032 % change on previous year | 0.0399 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8903 % change on previous year | -0.1621 % change on previous year | 8.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2688 % change on previous year | -2.7 % change on previous year | 5.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0178 % change on previous year | -0.2311 % change on previous year | 0.1928 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6991 % change on previous year | -0.4674 % change on previous year | 3.94 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 7 Chile 0.7715 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Czechia 0.6901 % change on previous year compare
- 9 North Macedonia 0.6122 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Republic of Korea 0.3509 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Spain 0.2728 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Namibia 0.2 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Belarus 0.1507 % change on previous year compare
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- 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 0.1874 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0002 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0.0804 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area, annual growth rate in World?
- Inland waters — area, annual growth rate in World was 0.0314 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest inland waters — area, annual growth rate recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8 % change on previous year in 1992.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area, annual growth rate recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.7 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does World rank for inland waters — area, annual growth rate?
- World ranks 10th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 245.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Inland waters — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Inland waters — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.