Inland waters — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Inland waters — Area was 40,909 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Inland waters — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 40,909 1000 ha for inland waters — area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 51,658 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 40,201 1000 ha, in 2014.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Inland waters — Area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 51,578 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 51,578 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 51,578 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 51,578 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 51,578 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 51,578 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 51,578 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 51,578 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 51,578 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 51,578 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 51,578 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 51,578 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 51,578 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 51,618 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 51,658 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 51,658 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 51,658 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 51,658 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 51,658 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 51,658 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 51,658 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 51,658 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 51,658 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 51,658 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 51,658 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 51,658 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 51,658 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 51,658 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 51,658 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 51,658 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 51,658 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 51,658 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 51,658 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 51,658 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 51,658 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 51,658 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 51,658 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 51,658 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 51,658 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 51,623 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 51,623 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 51,623 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 51,623 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 40,321 1000 ha | -21.9% |
| 2005 | 40,317 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 40,304 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 40,301 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 40,325 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 40,325 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40,258 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 40,263 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40,279 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 40,284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40,201 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 40,540 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 40,565 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 40,665 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 40,630 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 40,703 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 40,718 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 40,905 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 40,912 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 40,954 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 40,909 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51,578 1000 ha | 51,578 1000 ha | 51,578 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 51,622 1000 ha | 51,578 1000 ha | 51,658 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 51,658 1000 ha | 51,658 1000 ha | 51,658 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 51,658 1000 ha | 51,658 1000 ha | 51,658 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,839 1000 ha | 40,301 1000 ha | 51,623 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,439 1000 ha | 40,201 1000 ha | 40,703 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,880 1000 ha | 40,718 1000 ha | 40,954 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 9 China, mainland 17,470 1000 ha compare
- 10 Brazil 15,763 1000 ha compare
- 11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12,265 1000 ha compare
- 12 Ethiopia PDR 12,090 1000 ha compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,781 1000 ha compare
- 14 United Republic of Tanzania 6,150 1000 ha compare
- 15 Australia and New Zealand 5,360 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Inland waters — area in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 40,909 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 51,658 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,201 1000 ha in 2014.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for inland waters — area?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.