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 32 groups 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 Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 65,560 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 65,562 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 65,562 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 65,562 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 65,562 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 65,564 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 65,564 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 65,566 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 65,566 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 65,566 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 65,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 65,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 65,570 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 65,574 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 65,588 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 65,598 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 65,602 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 65,604 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 65,608 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 65,618 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 65,622 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 65,620 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 65,628 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 65,632 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 65,634 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 65,634 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 65,636 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 65,638 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 65,736 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 65,738 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 65,726 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 91,413 1000 ha | +39.1% |
| 1993 | 91,796 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 92,280 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 92,583 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 92,626 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 92,566 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 92,302 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 91,584 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 92,159 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 92,306 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 92,408 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 92,398 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 92,372 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 92,513 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 93,076 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 93,104 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 93,249 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 93,168 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 93,066 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 93,075 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 93,098 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 92,995 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 92,922 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 92,880 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 92,832 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 92,908 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 92,842 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 92,854 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 92,870 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 92,862 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 92,872 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 92,985 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 92,972 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inland waters — Area in Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +39.1% | 65,726 1000 ha | 91,413 1000 ha |
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (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 32 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.