Inland waters — Area in Belarus
Belarus: Inland waters — Area was 465.3 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland waters — Area in Belarus, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 465.3 1000 ha for inland waters — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Belarus peaked at 478.5 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 461.2 1000 ha, in 2016.
That places Belarus 78th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Inland waters — Area in Belarus, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 467.2 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 470.8 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 472.2 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 473.2 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 474.6 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 474.5 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 477.1 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 476.5 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 475.2 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 475.6 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 477.1 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 477.4 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 478.5 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 476.7 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 469.6 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 469.9 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 469.8 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 470.2 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 469.8 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 469 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 470.1 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 469.2 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 462.7 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 462.2 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 461.2 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 461.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 462 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 463.5 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 463 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 467.5 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 463.9 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 464.6 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 465.3 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 465.3 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 331.24 1000 ha, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 465.3 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 240.5 1000 ha, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 473.26 1000 ha | 467.2 1000 ha | 477.1 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 474 1000 ha | 469.6 1000 ha | 478.5 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 465.09 1000 ha | 461.2 1000 ha | 470.1 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 464.86 1000 ha | 463 1000 ha | 467.5 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 75 Mongolia 561.49 1000 ha compare
- 76 Madagascar 549.5 1000 ha compare
- 77 Peru 521.56 1000 ha compare
- 79 Cambodia 451.5 1000 ha compare
- 80 Côte d'Ivoire 446 1000 ha compare
- 80 Cote d'Ivoire 446 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Belarus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.1734 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1993 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.869 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.57 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1172 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.239 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Belarus?
- Inland waters — area in Belarus was 465.3 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 478.5 1000 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 461.2 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Belarus rank for inland waters — area?
- Belarus ranks 78th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belarus 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 33 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.