Inland waters — Area in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Inland waters — Area was 3,685 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Inland waters — Area in Small island developing States (SIDS), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Small island developing States (SIDS) recorded 3,685 1000 ha for inland waters — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 5,198 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,685 1000 ha, in 2024.
Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 26th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Inland waters — Area in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,818 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 4,818 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 4,818 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 4,818 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 4,818 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4,818 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4,818 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 4,818 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4,818 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4,818 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 4,818 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4,818 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4,818 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4,818 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4,804 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 4,804 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4,804 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4,804 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4,804 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4,804 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4,804 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4,804 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4,804 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4,804 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4,804 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4,804 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4,804 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4,804 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4,804 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4,804 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4,804 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4,804 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4,804 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4,804 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4,804 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4,804 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4,804 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4,804 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4,804 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4,804 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4,804 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4,905 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 4,904 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 4,903 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 4,900 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 4,901 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4,900 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 4,901 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4,902 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4,902 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4,860 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 4,883 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 5,126 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 5,146 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 5,138 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 5,144 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 5,168 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 5,168 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5,198 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3,767 1000 ha | -27.5% |
| 2021 | 3,765 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 3,761 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 3,760 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,685 1000 ha | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,818 1000 ha | 4,818 1000 ha | 4,818 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,811 1000 ha | 4,804 1000 ha | 4,818 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,804 1000 ha | 4,804 1000 ha | 4,804 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,804 1000 ha | 4,804 1000 ha | 4,804 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,882 1000 ha | 4,804 1000 ha | 4,905 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,073 1000 ha | 4,860 1000 ha | 5,198 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,748 1000 ha | 3,685 1000 ha | 3,767 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)
More environment data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.86 g/Int$ (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 60.27 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Inland waters — area in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 3,685 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 5,198 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,685 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for inland waters — area?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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.