Americas vs USSR: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate
Americas
0.2197 % change on previous year
in 2024
USSR
0.4808 % change on previous year
in 1991
Americas rank
16th
USSR rank
17th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate over time
- Americas
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 0.4808 % change on previous year against 0.2197 % change on previous year in Americas, a difference of 0.2611 % change on previous year.
That makes USSR's figure about 2.2 times Americas's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 16th and USSR ranks 17th of 33 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.84 % change on previous year | 1.42 % change on previous year | 0.423 % change on previous year | Americas |
| 1970s | 1.95 % change on previous year | 4.93 % change on previous year | 2.98 % change on previous year | USSR |
| 1980s | 1.26 % change on previous year | 2 % change on previous year | 0.7362 % change on previous year | USSR |
| 1990s | 1.08 % change on previous year | 0.4819 % change on previous year | 0.5985 % change on previous year | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate, Americas or USSR?
- USSR, at 0.4808 % change on previous year against 0.2197 % change on previous year in Americas as of 1991.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate between Americas and USSR?
- 0.2611 % change on previous year, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and USSR?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 1991.
- How do Americas and USSR rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate?
- Americas ranks 16th and USSR ranks 17th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.