Inland waters — Area in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Inland waters — Area was 2,450 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Inland waters — Area in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 2,450 1000 ha for inland waters — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Northern Africa peaked at 2,648 1000 ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, 2,450 1000 ha, in 2012.
That places Northern Africa 30th out of 34 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,644 1000 ha | 2,644 1000 ha | 2,644 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,647 1000 ha | 2,644 1000 ha | 2,648 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,648 1000 ha | 2,648 1000 ha | 2,648 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,648 1000 ha | 2,648 1000 ha | 2,648 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,648 1000 ha | 2,648 1000 ha | 2,648 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,490 1000 ha | 2,450 1000 ha | 2,648 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,450 1000 ha | 2,450 1000 ha | 2,450 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.57 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.41 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 789,689 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 787,239 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 218,303 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 218,215 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 43,364 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.18 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Northern Africa?
- Inland waters — area in Northern Africa was 2,450 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,648 1000 ha in 1973.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,450 1000 ha in 2012.
- How does Northern Africa rank for inland waters — area?
- Northern Africa ranks 30th out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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.