Inland waters — Area in China, mainland

China, mainland: Inland waters — Area was 17,470 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
17,470 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 175 countries
All-time high
17,470 1000 ha
in 1961
All-time low
17,470 1000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Inland waters — Area in China, mainland, 1961–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, inland waters — area in China, mainland stood at 17,470 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, inland waters — area in China, mainland peaked at 17,470 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 17,470 1000 ha, in 1961.

That places China, mainland 7th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17,470 1000 ha 17,470 1000 ha 17,470 1000 ha 9
1970s 17,470 1000 ha 17,470 1000 ha 17,470 1000 ha 10
1980s 17,470 1000 ha 17,470 1000 ha 17,470 1000 ha 10
1990s 17,470 1000 ha 17,470 1000 ha 17,470 1000 ha 10
2000s 17,470 1000 ha 17,470 1000 ha 17,470 1000 ha 10
2010s 17,470 1000 ha 17,470 1000 ha 17,470 1000 ha 10
2020s 17,470 1000 ha 17,470 1000 ha 17,470 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 4 USSR 48,903 1000 ha compare
  2. 5 India 31,407 1000 ha compare
  3. 6 China 17,531 1000 ha compare
  4. 8 Brazil 15,763 1000 ha compare
  5. 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12,265 1000 ha compare
  6. 10 Ethiopia PDR 12,090 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

More environment data for China, mainland

All data for China, mainland →

Frequently asked questions

What is inland waters — area in China, mainland?
Inland waters — area in China, mainland was 17,470 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in China, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 17,470 1000 ha in 1961.
What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 17,470 1000 ha in 1961.
How does China, mainland rank for inland waters — area?
China, mainland ranks 7th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
Is inland waters — area rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this China, mainland 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 — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

About this data

Indicator
Inland waters — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
209 places, 12,035 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.