Inland waters — Area in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Inland waters — Area was 15,055 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inland waters — Area in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 15,055 1000 ha for inland waters — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in European Union (27) peaked at 15,200 1000 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13,563 1000 ha, in 1961.
European Union (27) ranks 19th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Inland waters — Area in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13,563 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 13,565 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 13,564 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 13,564 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 13,565 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 13,566 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 13,567 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 13,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 13,568 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 13,569 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 13,570 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 13,570 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 13,570 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 13,573 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 13,585 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 13,593 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 13,595 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 13,595 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 13,599 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 13,607 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 13,609 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 13,610 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 13,614 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 13,613 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 13,613 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 13,613 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 13,613 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 13,614 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 13,713 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 13,713 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 13,702 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 14,561 1000 ha | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 14,818 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 14,815 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 14,820 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 14,819 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 14,828 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 14,825 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 14,828 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 14,685 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 14,741 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 14,891 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 14,883 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 14,881 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 15,045 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 15,139 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 15,143 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15,200 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 15,118 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 15,011 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 15,021 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 15,044 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 14,929 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 14,857 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 14,929 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 14,877 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 14,951 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 14,950 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 14,959 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 14,964 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14,949 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 14,962 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 15,072 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 15,055 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,565 1000 ha | 13,563 1000 ha | 13,568 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,582 1000 ha | 13,569 1000 ha | 13,599 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,622 1000 ha | 13,607 1000 ha | 13,713 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,573 1000 ha | 13,702 1000 ha | 14,828 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,972 1000 ha | 14,685 1000 ha | 15,200 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,953 1000 ha | 14,857 1000 ha | 15,044 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,000 1000 ha | 14,949 1000 ha | 15,072 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in European Union (27)?
- Inland waters — area in European Union (27) was 15,055 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 15,200 1000 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,563 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does European Union (27) rank for inland waters — area?
- European Union (27) ranks 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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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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.