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AquaRank Nations

Explore IAPLC 2024 through the five highest-ranked aquascapers from each country or region.
How the ranking works ↗
IAPLC 2024Top 5 average rank
Lower average. Higher position.
Published results · Same edition
The leading five, together

Leading nations in 2024

Ranked by the average of five official overall ranks.

#1

China

9.8Average
overall rank
#3#5#9#15#17
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#2

Japan

18.8Average
overall rank
#6#7#13#33#35
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#3

Vietnam

24.0Average
overall rank
#10#16#21#26#47
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Country & region standings

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Open a country to see its contributing aquascapers and available local artwork. Showing 10 of 78 countries & regions

#1= vs 2023 China 9.8Average overall rank #3#5#9#15#17 =vs 2023
IAPLC 2024 · China

The five contributing aquascapers

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(3 + 5 + 9 + 15 + 17) ÷ 5 = 9.8

IAPLC 2024 · #9 — Ruofei Shi
OVERALL RANK #9

Ruofei Shi

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2024 · #15 — Shenglong Wang
OVERALL RANK #15

Shenglong Wang

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 135 country results in 2024 → · Country overview →

2 Top 77 Top 2714 Top 100135 published results
#2= vs 2023 Japan 18.8Average overall rank #6#7#13#33#35 =vs 2023
IAPLC 2024 · Japan

The five contributing aquascapers

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(6 + 7 + 13 + 33 + 35) ÷ 5 = 18.8

IAPLC 2024 · #13 — Yoshihiro Ota
OVERALL RANK #13

Yoshihiro Ota

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2024 · #35 — Takamori Ishihara
OVERALL RANK #35

Takamori Ishihara

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 441 country results in 2024 → · Country overview →

2 Top 73 Top 2722 Top 100441 published results
#3= vs 2023 Vietnam 24.0Average overall rank #10#16#21#26#47 =vs 2023
IAPLC 2024 · Vietnam

The five contributing aquascapers

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(10 + 16 + 21 + 26 + 47) ÷ 5 = 24.0

IAPLC 2024 · #26 — Tran Duc
OVERALL RANK #26

Tran Duc

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2024 · #47 — Trieu Le
OVERALL RANK #47

Trieu Le

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 46 country results in 2024 → · Country overview →

0 Top 74 Top 278 Top 10046 published results
#4= vs 2023 Brazil 28.2Average overall rank #1#11#19#54#56 =vs 2023
IAPLC 2024 · Brazil

The five contributing aquascapers

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(1 + 11 + 19 + 54 + 56) ÷ 5 = 28.2

IAPLC 2024 · #19 — Fabio Prata
OVERALL RANK #19

Fabio Prata

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2024 · #54 — Daniel Basseto
OVERALL RANK #54

Daniel Basseto

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 25 country results in 2024 → · Country overview →

1 Top 73 Top 276 Top 10025 published results
#5↑ 1 vs 2023 South Korea 48.2Average overall rank #8#14#58#75#86 ↑ 1vs 2023
IAPLC 2024 · South Korea

The five contributing aquascapers

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(8 + 14 + 58 + 75 + 86) ÷ 5 = 48.2

IAPLC 2024 · #8 — Donghyuk Lee
OVERALL RANK #8

Donghyuk Lee

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2024 · #58 — Junwoo Park
OVERALL RANK #58

Junwoo Park

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 21 country results in 2024 → · Country overview →

0 Top 72 Top 275 Top 10021 published results
#6↑ 1 vs 2023 Malaysia 53.0Average overall rank #23#36#66#68#72 ↑ 1vs 2023
IAPLC 2024 · Malaysia

The five contributing aquascapers

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(23 + 36 + 66 + 68 + 72) ÷ 5 = 53.0

IAPLC 2024 · #23 — Kiatfuil Yap
OVERALL RANK #23

Kiatfuil Yap

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2024 · #66 — Teck Soon Wong
OVERALL RANK #66

Teck Soon Wong

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2024 · #68 — Jelantoi Lantoi
OVERALL RANK #68

Jelantoi Lantoi

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 52 country results in 2024 → · Country overview →

0 Top 71 Top 276 Top 10052 published results
#7↑ 6 vs 2023 Germany 76.2Average overall rank #25#40#69#90#157 ↑ 6vs 2023
IAPLC 2024 · Germany

The five contributing aquascapers

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(25 + 40 + 69 + 90 + 157) ÷ 5 = 76.2

IAPLC 2024 · #40 — Karsten Duenne
OVERALL RANK #40

Karsten Duenne

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2024 · #90 — Florian Breindl
OVERALL RANK #90

Florian Breindl

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2024 · #157 — Sebastian Pfahl
OVERALL RANK #157

Sebastian Pfahl

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 88 country results in 2024 → · Country overview →

0 Top 71 Top 274 Top 10088 published results
#8↓ 3 vs 2023 Austria 86.6Average overall rank #24#73#95#105#136 ↓ 3vs 2023
IAPLC 2024 · Austria

The five contributing aquascapers

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(24 + 73 + 95 + 105 + 136) ÷ 5 = 86.6

IAPLC 2024 · #95 — David Dobrovits
OVERALL RANK #95

David Dobrovits

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2024 · #105 — Gerhard Rabenseifner
OVERALL RANK #105

Gerhard Rabenseifner

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2024 · #136 — Victor Schaenzle
OVERALL RANK #136

Victor Schaenzle

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View all 43 country results in 2024 → · Country overview →

0 Top 71 Top 273 Top 10043 published results
#9↑ 12 vs 2023 Indonesia 96.8Average overall rank #12#30#98#160#184 ↑ 12vs 2023
IAPLC 2024 · Indonesia

The five contributing aquascapers

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(12 + 30 + 98 + 160 + 184) ÷ 5 = 96.8

IAPLC 2024 · #12 — Jamaluddin Jamal
OVERALL RANK #12

Jamaluddin Jamal

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2024 · #98 — Angga Raditya
OVERALL RANK #98

Angga Raditya

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2024 · #160 — Robi Chen
OVERALL RANK #160

Robi Chen

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2024 · #184 — I Adinata
OVERALL RANK #184

I Adinata

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 27 country results in 2024 → · Country overview →

0 Top 71 Top 273 Top 10027 published results
#10↑ 10 vs 2023 Russia 154.0Average overall rank #37#38#59#183#453 ↑ 10vs 2023
IAPLC 2024 · Russia

The five contributing aquascapers

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(37 + 38 + 59 + 183 + 453) ÷ 5 = 154.0

IAPLC 2024 · #38 — Konstantin Chkhapeliya
OVERALL RANK #38

Konstantin Chkhapeliya

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2024 · #59 — Dmitriy Noskov
OVERALL RANK #59

Dmitriy Noskov

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
IAPLC 2024 · #183 — Evgeny Trofimov
OVERALL RANK #183

Evgeny Trofimov

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally
Artwork unavailable locally
OVERALL RANK #453

Pavel Zverev

Aquascaping Profile link unavailable locally

View all 16 country results in 2024 → · Country overview →

0 Top 70 Top 273 Top 10016 published results
Data coverage across available editions
2001Partial10 ranked records2002Missing0 ranked records2003Missing0 ranked records2004Partial10 ranked records2005Complete27 ranked records2006Partial10 ranked records2007Partial7 ranked records2008Complete100 ranked records2009Complete1342 ranked records2010Complete1819 ranked records2011Complete1603 ranked records2012Complete2021 ranked records2013Complete2155 ranked records2014Complete1999 ranked records2015Complete1992 ranked records2016Complete2000 ranked records2017Partial1798 ranked records2018Complete1657 ranked records2019Complete1576 ranked records2020Complete2018 ranked records2021Complete2532 ranked records2022Complete2044 ranked records2023Complete1824 ranked records2024Complete1406 ranked records2025Complete1489 ranked records2026Complete1419 ranked records
How Nations works Inspired by Josh Sim’s IAPLC Nations Challenge
A clear, visible method

Five ranks.
One average.

Inspired by Josh Sim’s IAPLC Nations Challenge concept.

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Read the full Nations methodology →

Scope. Top 5 averages apply only to a comparable overall ranking. Category and award results keep their original labels.

Selection. Use the five lowest overall ranks for each country or region in the selected competition edition. A confirmed canonical aquascaper contributes once. Country assignments follow the edition result source, rather than current profile settings.

Calculation. Add the five ranks and divide by five. Lower averages place higher; identical sums share the same nation position. No career points, award bonuses or population adjustment are applied.

Coverage. National positions require a complete, verified imported edition, including verified source gaps and declared vacant or disqualified slots. With partial data, only Top 5 averages inside the validated ranking prefix are shown; national positions are withheld. Fewer than five confirmed contributors or unresolved identity collisions produce no average. Missing years are never treated as zero.

Year comparison. Changes use the immediately preceding calendar year, and only when both editions and both country positions are available. They never skip over missing years. Chart points are not connected across unavailable years.

Current edition. IAPLC 2024 has 1406 imported / reference result records. The recorded entry total is 1,450. These totals have different scopes.

Local preview. Editions use existing AquaRank database results. IAPLC 2026 has a verified bundled fallback. Category and award editions do not produce an overall rank average. Existing local records supply profile links and artwork. This is an independent AquaLibs analysis of published competition results.