Inland waters — Area in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Inland waters — Area was 5,360 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Inland waters — Area in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, inland waters — area in Australia and New Zealand stood at 5,360 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 6,332 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 5,360 1000 ha, in 2016.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 10th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,332 1000 ha | 6,332 1000 ha | 6,332 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,332 1000 ha | 6,332 1000 ha | 6,332 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,332 1000 ha | 6,332 1000 ha | 6,332 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,332 1000 ha | 6,332 1000 ha | 6,332 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,332 1000 ha | 6,332 1000 ha | 6,332 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,943 1000 ha | 5,360 1000 ha | 6,332 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,360 1000 ha | 5,360 1000 ha | 5,360 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 4.06 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Australia and New Zealand?
- Inland waters — area in Australia and New Zealand was 5,360 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 6,332 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,360 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for inland waters — area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 10th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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.