Inland waters — Area in Americas
Americas: Inland waters — Area was 212,808 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inland waters — Area in Americas, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, inland waters — area in Americas stood at 212,808 1000 ha.
The figure is up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Americas peaked at 213,002 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 176,171 1000 ha, in 1975.
Americas ranks 2nd of 34 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 176,185 1000 ha | 176,185 1000 ha | 176,185 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 176,183 1000 ha | 176,171 1000 ha | 176,185 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 176,184 1000 ha | 176,184 1000 ha | 176,184 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 176,227 1000 ha | 176,184 1000 ha | 176,341 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 180,697 1000 ha | 176,339 1000 ha | 197,833 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 198,114 1000 ha | 197,790 1000 ha | 198,318 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 209,598 1000 ha | 196,401 1000 ha | 213,002 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More environment data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 70.73 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 4.65 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 9.07 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 27.37 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 25.42 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.14 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.12 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 3.85 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 16.06 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 26.66 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Americas?
- Inland waters — area in Americas was 212,808 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 213,002 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 176,171 1000 ha in 1975.
- How does Americas rank for inland waters — area?
- Americas ranks 2nd out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland waters — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.