Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
2nd
of 2 groups
All-time high
0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2013
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2013.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Inland waters — area, per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest inland waters — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area, per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2023.
- Is inland waters — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Inland waters — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Inland waters — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Inland waters — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Inland waters — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.