Inland waters — Area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Inland waters — Area was 1,999 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inland waters — Area in Southern Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 1,999 1000 ha for inland waters — area in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in Southern Europe peaked at 2,134 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,798 1000 ha, in 2000.
Southern Europe ranks 32nd of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Inland waters — Area in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,906 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,906 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,906 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,906 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,906 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,906 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,906 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,906 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,906 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,906 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,906 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,906 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,906 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,909 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1,921 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 1,927 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1,930 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1,931 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1,930 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 1,937 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 1,938 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,938 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,941 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1,940 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1,940 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,940 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,940 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,940 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,940 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,940 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,940 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,941 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1,941 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,941 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,941 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,941 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,941 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,941 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,941 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,798 1000 ha | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 1,848 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1,826 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1,814 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1,817 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,961 1000 ha | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 2,081 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 2,088 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2,118 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 2,134 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 2,021 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 2,034 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2,036 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,036 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,988 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 1,999 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2,000 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,997 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2,000 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,003 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,985 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1,988 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,997 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1,999 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,906 1000 ha | 1,906 1000 ha | 1,906 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,917 1000 ha | 1,906 1000 ha | 1,931 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,939 1000 ha | 1,937 1000 ha | 1,941 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,941 1000 ha | 1,940 1000 ha | 1,941 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,949 1000 ha | 1,798 1000 ha | 2,134 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,015 1000 ha | 1,988 1000 ha | 2,036 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,994 1000 ha | 1,985 1000 ha | 2,003 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 73.08 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 48.29 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 24.80 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 783,078 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 6.44 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in Southern Europe?
- Inland waters — area in Southern Europe was 1,999 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2,134 1000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,798 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Southern Europe rank for inland waters — area?
- Southern Europe ranks 32nd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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.