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India: Land Cover: Inland water bodies, Area from MODIS

2275.961000 ha · 2024+11.1% since 2014

FAOSTAT domain LC. Land Cover: Inland water bodies, Area from MODIS (1000 ha). Annual figures for India from 2001 to 2024.

20012024

Every year

YearValue (1000 ha)Note
20242,275.96E
20232,337.03E
20222,170.94E
20212,256.85E
20202,164.6E
20191,964.4E
20181,950.16E
20172,046.37E
20162,096.6E
20152,007.85E
20142,048.79E
20132,088.23E
20122,146.58E
20112,194.03E
20101,987.43E
20091,971.88E
20082,007.68E
20072,040.85E
20061,912.99E
20051,856.93E
20041,814.95E
20031,810.54E
20021,814.25E
20011,828.39E

Source

Published by FAO, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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FAO (2026). Land Cover: Inland water bodies, Area from MODIS. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-lc-6981-5007-1000-ha (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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