Ethiopia PDR vs Western Asia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate
Ethiopia PDR
1.85 % change on previous year
in 1992
Western Asia
0.5742 % change on previous year
in 2024
Ethiopia PDR rank
11th
Western Asia rank
8th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate over time
- Ethiopia PDR
- Western Asia
How they compare
Ethiopia PDR currently reports 1.85 % change on previous year against 0.5742 % change on previous year in Western Asia, a difference of 1.28 % change on previous year.
That makes Ethiopia PDR's figure about 3.2 times Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Western Asia ahead.
Ethiopia PDR ranks 11th and Western Asia ranks 8th of 202 countries.
Western Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia PDR | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.25 % change on previous year | 2.15 % change on previous year | 1.9 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 1970s | 0.4508 % change on previous year | 2.7 % change on previous year | 2.25 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 1980s | 0.125 % change on previous year | 4.55 % change on previous year | 4.43 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 1990s | 0.6173 % change on previous year | 12 % change on previous year | 11.38 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate, Ethiopia PDR or Western Asia?
- Ethiopia PDR, at 1.85 % change on previous year against 0.5742 % change on previous year in Western Asia as of 1992.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate between Ethiopia PDR and Western Asia?
- 1.28 % change on previous year, with Ethiopia PDR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia PDR and Western Asia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 1992.
- How do Ethiopia PDR and Western Asia rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate?
- Ethiopia PDR ranks 11th and Western Asia ranks 8th of 202 countries.
- 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.