New Zealand vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate

New Zealand
2.37 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.4091 % change on previous year
in 2024
New Zealand rank
9th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
12th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate over time

  • New Zealand
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
-20020406080196219932024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2.37 % change on previous year against 0.4091 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.96 % change on previous year.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 5.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 24 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 9th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 12th of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 3.01 % change on previous year 1.91 % change on previous year 1.1 % change on previous year New Zealand
1970s 5.91 % change on previous year 2.95 % change on previous year 2.96 % change on previous year New Zealand
1980s 5.41 % change on previous year 2.54 % change on previous year 2.87 % change on previous year New Zealand
1990s 0.1778 % change on previous year 2.36 % change on previous year 2.18 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 11.37 % change on previous year 1.29 % change on previous year 10.08 % change on previous year New Zealand
2010s 1.09 % change on previous year 2.27 % change on previous year 1.17 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 1.69 % change on previous year 0.9406 % change on previous year 0.7463 % change on previous year New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate, New Zealand or Sub-Saharan Africa?
New Zealand, at 2.37 % 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 New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa?
1.96 % change on previous year, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate?
New Zealand ranks 9th 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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Indicator
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
236 places, 12,831 data points, 1962–2024
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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.