Inland waters — Area in Northern America
Northern America: Inland waters — Area was 176,906 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inland waters — Area in Northern America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, inland waters — area in Northern America stood at 176,906 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Northern America peaked at 176,906 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 138,428 1000 ha, in 2000.
Northern America ranks 3rd of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Inland waters — Area in Northern America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 138,430 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 138,430 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 138,428 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 138,428 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 138,428 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 138,428 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 138,428 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 138,428 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 138,428 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 138,428 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 159,826 1000 ha | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 159,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 159,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 159,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 159,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 159,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 159,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 159,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 159,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 159,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 159,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 159,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 159,826 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 176,906 1000 ha | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 176,906 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 176,906 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 176,906 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 138,430 1000 ha | 138,430 1000 ha | 138,430 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 138,430 1000 ha | 138,430 1000 ha | 138,430 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 138,430 1000 ha | 138,430 1000 ha | 138,430 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 138,430 1000 ha | 138,430 1000 ha | 138,430 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 142,708 1000 ha | 138,428 1000 ha | 159,826 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 159,826 1000 ha | 159,826 1000 ha | 159,826 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 173,490 1000 ha | 159,826 1000 ha | 176,906 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 12.54 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Northern America?
- Inland waters — area in Northern America was 176,906 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 176,906 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 138,428 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Northern America rank for inland waters — area?
- Northern America ranks 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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.