Inland waters — Area in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Inland waters — Area was 77,419 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inland waters — Area in Eastern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inland waters — area in Eastern Europe is 77,419 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Eastern Europe peaked at 77,450 1000 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 50,910 1000 ha, in 1961.
Eastern Europe ranks 6th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50,913 1000 ha | 50,910 1000 ha | 50,915 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 50,923 1000 ha | 50,916 1000 ha | 50,934 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 50,956 1000 ha | 50,937 1000 ha | 51,052 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 71,542 1000 ha | 51,042 1000 ha | 77,148 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 77,126 1000 ha | 76,818 1000 ha | 77,450 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 77,314 1000 ha | 77,278 1000 ha | 77,366 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 77,338 1000 ha | 77,286 1000 ha | 77,419 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
- 3 Russian Federation 72,138 1000 ha compare
- 4 USSR 48,903 1000 ha compare
- 5 India 31,407 1000 ha compare
- 6 China 17,531 1000 ha compare
- 7 China, mainland 17,470 1000 ha compare
- 8 Brazil 15,763 1000 ha compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12,265 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Eastern Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 8.74 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 22.51 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 28.04 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 1.01 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 1.72 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 7.53 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 1.82 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 32.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 6.05 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Eastern Europe?
- Inland waters — area in Eastern Europe was 77,419 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 77,450 1000 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,910 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for inland waters — area?
- Eastern Europe ranks 6th out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Europe 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.