Inland waters — Area in Jordan
Jordan: Inland waters — Area was 52 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland waters — Area in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 52 1000 ha for inland waters — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Jordan peaked at 54 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 52 1000 ha, in 2023.
That places Jordan 131st out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54 1000 ha | 54 1000 ha | 54 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 54 1000 ha | 54 1000 ha | 54 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 54 1000 ha | 54 1000 ha | 54 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 54 1000 ha | 54 1000 ha | 54 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 54 1000 ha | 54 1000 ha | 54 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.84 1000 ha | 52.4 1000 ha | 54 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.24 1000 ha | 52 1000 ha | 52.4 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 128 Burkina Faso 60 1000 ha compare
- 128 Honduras 60 1000 ha compare
- 130 China, Taiwan Province of 55 1000 ha compare
- 132 Brunei Darussalam 50 1000 ha compare
- 132 Congo 50 1000 ha compare
- 134 North Macedonia 49.3 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Jordan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 32.01 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 91.24 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 8.36 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.25 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 742 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 8.25 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 84.77 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 19.57 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 201 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.02 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Jordan?
- Inland waters — area in Jordan was 52 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 54 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 52 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Jordan rank for inland waters — area?
- Jordan ranks 131st out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jordan 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.