Which has higher share of land covered by lakes and rivers, Japan or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Japan as of 2022.

What is the difference in share of land covered by lakes and rivers between Japan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

0.0%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?

23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.

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.

Japan vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers

Japan

0.4%

in 2022

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

0.4%

in 2022

Japan rank

106th

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

104th

Share of land covered by lakes and rivers over time

Japan
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 106th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 104th of 208 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	Japan
2010s	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land covered by lakes and rivers, Japan or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in share of land covered by lakes and rivers between Japan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 0.0%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Japan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?: Japan ranks 106th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 104th 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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Indicator: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers
Unit: %
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 208 places, 4,784 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area).