Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate
Kenya
1.77 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.4091 % change on previous year
in 2024
Kenya rank
12th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
12th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate over time
- Kenya
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.77 % change on previous year against 0.4091 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.36 % change on previous year.
That makes Kenya's figure about 4.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Kenya ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th of 202 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.39 % change on previous year | 1.91 % change on previous year | 6.48 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1970s | 4.53 % change on previous year | 2.95 % change on previous year | 1.58 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1980s | 2.7 % change on previous year | 2.54 % change on previous year | 0.1561 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 1990s | 4.72 % change on previous year | 2.36 % change on previous year | 2.37 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2000s | 5.95 % change on previous year | 1.29 % change on previous year | 4.66 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2010s | 5.41 % change on previous year | 2.27 % change on previous year | 3.15 % change on previous year | Kenya |
| 2020s | 3.59 % change on previous year | 0.9406 % change on previous year | 2.65 % change on previous year | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Kenya, at 1.77 % change on previous year against 0.4091 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 1.36 % change on previous year, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate?
- Kenya ranks 12th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th 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.