Inland waters — Area in OECD
OECD: Inland waters — Area was 204,515 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inland waters — Area in OECD, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
OECD recorded 204,515 1000 ha for inland waters — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in OECD peaked at 204,731 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 166,399 1000 ha, in 1961.
OECD ranks 1st of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 166,402 1000 ha | 166,399 1000 ha | 166,404 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 166,434 1000 ha | 166,405 1000 ha | 166,465 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 166,589 1000 ha | 166,475 1000 ha | 166,660 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 167,279 1000 ha | 166,660 1000 ha | 167,485 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 171,792 1000 ha | 167,351 1000 ha | 189,095 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 188,575 1000 ha | 188,001 1000 ha | 189,022 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 201,206 1000 ha | 187,672 1000 ha | 204,731 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD
More environment data for OECD
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 34.15 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 357,807 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.21 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.83 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 382,348 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 915.76 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 4.23 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 3.41 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 16.88 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in OECD?
- Inland waters — area in OECD was 204,515 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 204,731 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 166,399 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does OECD rank for inland waters — area?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD 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.