Inland waters — Area, per unit of GDP by country
Inland waters — Area divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
138
Highest
0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP
Guinea-Bissau
Lowest
0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP
New Caledonia
Median
0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
7,547
What the numbers show
Inland waters — Area, per unit of GDP is currently reported for 138 countries. The highest value is 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP in Guinea-Bissau; the lowest is 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP in New Caledonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 122 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 127.6%), and the largest decrease in New Caledonia (down 100.0%).
Inland waters — Area, per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Liberia | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Malawi | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Chad | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Uganda | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Somalia | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Botswana | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Suriname | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Mali | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Burundi | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Nicaragua | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Mozambique | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Gambia | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Gabon | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Canada | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Eritrea | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2011 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Zambia | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Papua New Guinea | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Myanmar | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Madagascar | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Solomon Islands | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Bahamas | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Paraguay | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Mongolia | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Togo | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Sudan | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 28 | Turkmenistan | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Tajikistan | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Tunisia | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Guyana | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Ghana | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Senegal | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Ukraine | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Finland | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Rwanda | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Cambodia | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Benin | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Nepal | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Kazakhstan | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Kenya | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 44 | India | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Colombia | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Namibia | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Brazil | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Bhutan | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Argentina | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Pakistan | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Sweden | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Iceland | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Ecuador | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Estonia | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Armenia | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Belarus | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Cuba | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2020 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Latvia | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Montenegro | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 61 | Nigeria | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 127.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Ethiopia | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Cameroon | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Belize | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Tonga | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Chile | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Norway | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Bangladesh | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Afghanistan | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Eswatini | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Congo | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Lithuania | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 74 | North Macedonia | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 75 | Indonesia | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Australia | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Burkina Faso | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Romania | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Bulgaria | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Peru | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Sierra Leone | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 82 | New Zealand | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Honduras | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Egypt | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Guatemala | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Niger | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 87 | South Africa | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Uruguay | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Panama | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Albania | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Greece | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Serbia | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 93 | China | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 94 | El Salvador | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Jordan | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Poland | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Lebanon | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Samoa | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Hungary | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Haiti | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Faroe Islands | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | — | falling |
| 102 | Jamaica | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Mexico | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Croatia | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Slovakia | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Georgia | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Denmark | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Guinea | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 109 | Dominican Republic | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Malaysia | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Czechia | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Djibouti | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Portugal | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 114 | Thailand | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Philippines | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Saint Lucia | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Spain | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Iraq | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 119 | France | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Japan | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Cayman Islands | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 122 | Italy | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Austria | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Ireland | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Slovenia | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Switzerland | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Germany | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Morocco | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Israel | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Mauritius | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Costa Rica | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 133 | United Arab Emirates | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Cyprus | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Belgium | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 136 | Luxembourg | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Singapore | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 138 | New Caledonia | 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP
- World 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP
How this figure is calculated
Inland waters — Area divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Inland waters — Area ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Inland waters — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.