Inland waters — Area in World
World: Inland waters — Area was 443,046 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inland waters — Area in World, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
World recorded 443,046 1000 ha for inland waters — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area in World peaked at 443,046 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 383,643 1000 ha, in 1977.
World ranks 1st of 34 groups 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 | 383,693 1000 ha | 383,690 1000 ha | 383,695 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 383,738 1000 ha | 383,643 1000 ha | 383,854 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 383,965 1000 ha | 383,875 1000 ha | 384,068 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 411,762 1000 ha | 384,098 1000 ha | 419,129 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 416,220 1000 ha | 407,133 1000 ha | 428,999 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 428,811 1000 ha | 428,155 1000 ha | 429,337 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 439,617 1000 ha | 426,154 1000 ha | 443,046 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More environment data for World
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 23.5 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 354,701 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 22.34 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1.59 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1.39 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.19 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 12.2 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 34.18 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 35.69 % (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 4.68 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area in World?
- Inland waters — area in World was 443,046 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland waters — area recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 443,046 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 383,643 1000 ha in 1977.
- How does World rank for inland waters — area?
- World ranks 1st out of 34 groups with data for 2024.
- Is inland waters — area rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.