Inland waters — Area in South America
South America: Inland waters — Area was 32,070 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland waters — Area in South America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, inland waters — area in South America stood at 32,070 1000 ha.
The figure is down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in South America peaked at 33,939 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 31,921 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places South America 15th out of 34 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,611 1000 ha | 33,611 1000 ha | 33,611 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 33,604 1000 ha | 33,597 1000 ha | 33,611 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,597 1000 ha | 33,597 1000 ha | 33,597 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 33,639 1000 ha | 33,597 1000 ha | 33,754 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,754 1000 ha | 33,754 1000 ha | 33,754 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,865 1000 ha | 33,754 1000 ha | 33,939 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,100 1000 ha | 31,921 1000 ha | 32,399 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
More environment data for South America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.69 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 23.13 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 22.86 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 22.62 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 22.89 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 720,788 t (2024)
- Land area — Area 1.75 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 1.78 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 5.95 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 9.97 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in South America?
- Inland waters — area in South America was 32,070 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 33,939 1000 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,921 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does South America rank for inland waters — area?
- South America ranks 15th out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South 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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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.