Brazil vs Faroe Islands: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers
Brazil
0.7%
in 2022
Faroe Islands
0.8%
in 2022
Brazil rank
70th
Faroe Islands rank
68th
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers over time
- Brazil
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 70th and Faroe Islands ranks 68th of 208 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.7% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land covered by lakes and rivers, Brazil or Faroe Islands?
- Faroe Islands, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Brazil as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of land covered by lakes and rivers between Brazil and Faroe Islands?
- 0.1%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Faroe Islands?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Faroe Islands rank globally for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Brazil ranks 70th and Faroe Islands ranks 68th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area).