Inland waters — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Inland waters — Area was 39,749 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Inland waters — Area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 39,749 1000 ha for inland waters — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 51,724 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 38,932 1000 ha, in 2010.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 11th of 30 groups on this measure, 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48,370 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 48,370 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 48,370 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 48,370 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 48,370 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 48,370 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 48,370 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 48,370 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 48,370 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 48,370 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 48,370 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 48,370 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 48,370 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 48,410 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 48,450 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 48,450 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 48,450 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 48,450 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 48,450 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 48,450 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 48,450 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 48,450 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 48,450 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 48,450 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 48,450 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 48,450 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 48,450 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 48,450 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 48,450 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 48,450 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 48,450 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 51,724 1000 ha | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 51,724 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 51,724 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 51,724 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 51,724 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 51,724 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 51,724 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 51,724 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 50,303 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 50,308 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50,308 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50,331 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 39,021 1000 ha | -22.5% |
| 2005 | 39,012 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 39,003 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 38,991 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 38,996 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38,997 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 38,932 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 38,948 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 38,952 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38,951 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 38,951 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 39,291 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 39,286 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 39,349 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 39,350 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39,426 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 39,317 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 39,504 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 39,521 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 39,749 1000 ha | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48,370 1000 ha | 48,370 1000 ha | 48,370 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 48,414 1000 ha | 48,370 1000 ha | 48,450 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 48,450 1000 ha | 48,450 1000 ha | 48,450 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 51,070 1000 ha | 48,450 1000 ha | 51,724 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,527 1000 ha | 38,991 1000 ha | 50,331 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,143 1000 ha | 38,932 1000 ha | 39,426 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,525 1000 ha | 39,317 1000 ha | 39,749 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
More environment data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.238 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 299,875 million USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.89 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 316,092 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.96 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 863,406 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 224,322 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Inland waters — area in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 39,749 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 51,724 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,932 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for inland waters — area?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 11th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.