Inland waters — Area in Central Asia
Central Asia: Inland waters — Area was 5,513 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Inland waters — Area in Central Asia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Central Asia recorded 5,513 1000 ha for inland waters — area in 2024.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Central Asia peaked at 7,611 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 5,190 1000 ha, in 2020.
Central Asia ranks 25th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Inland waters — Area in Central Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7,611 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 7,611 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7,611 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7,611 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7,611 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7,611 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7,611 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7,611 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6,225 1000 ha | -18.2% |
| 2001 | 6,230 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 6,230 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6,234 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 6,236 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6,237 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6,236 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 6,223 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 6,225 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6,227 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6,232 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 6,240 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 6,241 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6,242 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6,242 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6,244 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6,244 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6,245 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6,245 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5,200 1000 ha | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 5,190 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 5,191 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5,299 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 5,299 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 5,513 1000 ha | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,611 1000 ha | 7,611 1000 ha | 7,611 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 6,230 1000 ha | 6,223 1000 ha | 6,237 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,138 1000 ha | 5,200 1000 ha | 6,245 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,298 1000 ha | 5,190 1000 ha | 5,513 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
More environment data for Central Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.724 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 3.05 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 89,684 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 339,499 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 60,266 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 338,315 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 74.52 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Central Asia?
- Inland waters — area in Central Asia was 5,513 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,611 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,190 1000 ha in 2020.
- How does Central Asia rank for inland waters — area?
- Central Asia ranks 25th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central 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.