Inland waters — Area in Asia
Asia: Inland waters — Area was 86,424 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inland waters — Area in Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, inland waters — area in Asia stood at 86,424 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Asia peaked at 87,653 1000 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 79,170 1000 ha, in 1977.
That places Asia 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Inland waters — Area in Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 79,341 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 79,341 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 79,341 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 79,341 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 79,341 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 79,341 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 79,341 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 79,341 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 79,341 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 79,341 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 79,341 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 79,351 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 79,354 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 79,358 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 79,371 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 79,371 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 79,170 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 79,170 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 79,374 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 79,392 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 79,382 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 79,403 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 79,403 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 79,553 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 79,563 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 79,553 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 79,429 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 79,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 79,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 79,497 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 79,500 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 87,601 1000 ha | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 87,602 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 87,602 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 87,595 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 87,604 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 87,602 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 87,614 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 87,653 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 87,498 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 87,510 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 87,568 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 86,912 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 86,951 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 86,871 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 86,560 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 86,566 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 86,550 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 86,554 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 86,510 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 86,521 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 86,518 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 86,572 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 86,479 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 86,560 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 86,588 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87,251 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 87,217 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 86,179 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 86,178 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 86,181 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86,281 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 86,208 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 86,424 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79,341 1000 ha | 79,341 1000 ha | 79,341 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 79,320 1000 ha | 79,170 1000 ha | 79,374 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 79,454 1000 ha | 79,382 1000 ha | 79,563 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 85,987 1000 ha | 79,497 1000 ha | 87,653 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 86,954 1000 ha | 86,550 1000 ha | 87,568 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 86,640 1000 ha | 86,179 1000 ha | 87,251 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 86,254 1000 ha | 86,178 1000 ha | 86,424 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More environment data for Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 44.07 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 80.29 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 66.09 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Asia?
- Inland waters — area in Asia was 86,424 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 87,653 1000 ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,170 1000 ha in 1977.
- How does Asia rank for inland waters — area?
- Asia ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia 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.