Inland waters — Area in Canada
Canada: Inland waters — Area was 108,496 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inland waters — Area in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Canada recorded 108,496 1000 ha for inland waters — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Canada peaked at 108,496 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 91,416 1000 ha, in 1961.
Canada ranks 2nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Inland waters — Area in Canada, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 91,416 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 91,416 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 108,496 1000 ha | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 108,496 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 108,496 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 108,496 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 108,496 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 217 1000 ha, 500.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91,416 1000 ha | 91,416 1000 ha | 91,416 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 91,416 1000 ha | 91,416 1000 ha | 91,416 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 91,416 1000 ha | 91,416 1000 ha | 91,416 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 91,416 1000 ha | 91,416 1000 ha | 91,416 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 91,416 1000 ha | 91,416 1000 ha | 91,416 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 91,416 1000 ha | 91,416 1000 ha | 91,416 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 105,080 1000 ha | 91,416 1000 ha | 108,496 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 1 OECD 204,515 1000 ha compare
- 3 Russian Federation 72,138 1000 ha compare
- 3 Russia 72,138 1000 ha compare
- 5 United States 68,409 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Canada?
- Inland waters — area in Canada was 108,496 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 108,496 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,416 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for inland waters — area?
- Canada ranks 2nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.