Inland waters — Area in Europe
Europe: Inland waters — Area was 92,972 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inland waters — Area in 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 Europe is 92,972 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Europe peaked at 93,249 1000 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 65,560 1000 ha, in 1961.
Europe ranks 4th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65,563 1000 ha | 65,560 1000 ha | 65,566 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 65,585 1000 ha | 65,566 1000 ha | 65,608 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 65,640 1000 ha | 65,618 1000 ha | 65,736 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 86,861 1000 ha | 65,726 1000 ha | 92,626 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 92,675 1000 ha | 92,159 1000 ha | 93,249 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 92,947 1000 ha | 92,832 1000 ha | 93,098 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 92,912 1000 ha | 92,862 1000 ha | 92,985 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More environment data for Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 16.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 11.92 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 17.61 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 25.71 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 3.23 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 3.17 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 14.48 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 19 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Europe?
- Inland waters — area in Europe was 92,972 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 93,249 1000 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,560 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Europe rank for inland waters — area?
- Europe ranks 4th out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.