Inland waters — Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Inland waters — Area was 54,277 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Inland waters — Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 54,277 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 65,842 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 53,452 1000 ha, in 2011.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 8th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Inland waters — Area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 65,679 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 65,679 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 65,679 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 65,679 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 65,679 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 65,679 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 65,679 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 65,679 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 65,679 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 65,679 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 65,679 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 65,679 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 65,683 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 65,723 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 65,763 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 65,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 65,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 65,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 65,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 65,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 65,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 65,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 65,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 65,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 65,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 65,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 65,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 65,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 65,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 65,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 65,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 65,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 65,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 65,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 65,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 65,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 65,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 65,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 65,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 65,741 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 65,741 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 65,842 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 65,116 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 53,837 1000 ha | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 53,831 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 53,517 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 53,513 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 53,536 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 53,536 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 53,485 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 53,452 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 53,490 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 53,738 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 53,675 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 54,087 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 54,115 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 54,239 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 54,207 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 54,308 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 54,188 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 54,375 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 54,383 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 54,323 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 54,277 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65,679 1000 ha | 65,679 1000 ha | 65,679 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 65,731 1000 ha | 65,679 1000 ha | 65,776 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 65,776 1000 ha | 65,776 1000 ha | 65,776 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 65,776 1000 ha | 65,776 1000 ha | 65,776 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 58,421 1000 ha | 53,513 1000 ha | 65,842 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,880 1000 ha | 53,452 1000 ha | 54,308 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,309 1000 ha | 54,188 1000 ha | 54,383 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 5 United States 68,409 1000 ha compare
- 6 USSR 48,903 1000 ha compare
- 7 India 31,407 1000 ha compare
- 8 China 17,531 1000 ha compare
- 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
More environment data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.43 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 10.59 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 5.12 million t (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.95 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.21 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.05 % (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Inland waters — area in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 54,277 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 65,842 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,452 1000 ha in 2011.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for inland waters — area?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.