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 34 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.
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
- Land area — Area 3.11 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 6.6 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 947,202 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 62.13 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 30.44 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.44 g/Int$ (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 100,624 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 3.20 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 251,913 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 37.86 % (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 34 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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About this data
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.