New Zealand vs Western Asia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate
New Zealand
2.37 % change on previous year
in 2024
Western Asia
0.5742 % change on previous year
in 2024
New Zealand rank
9th
Western Asia rank
8th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate over time
- New Zealand
- Western Asia
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2.37 % change on previous year against 0.5742 % change on previous year in Western Asia, a difference of 1.8 % change on previous year.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 4.1 times Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 9th and Western Asia ranks 8th of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Western Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.01 % change on previous year | 2.15 % change on previous year | 0.8602 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 5.91 % change on previous year | 2.7 % change on previous year | 3.21 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 5.41 % change on previous year | 4.55 % change on previous year | 0.8584 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.1778 % change on previous year | 4.29 % change on previous year | 4.11 % change on previous year | Western Asia |
| 2000s | 11.37 % change on previous year | 1.12 % change on previous year | 10.24 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.09 % change on previous year | 0.4747 % change on previous year | 0.6175 % change on previous year | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2.43 % change on previous year | 0.7382 % 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, New Zealand or Western Asia?
- New Zealand, at 2.37 % change on previous year against 0.5742 % change on previous year in Western Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate between New Zealand and Western Asia?
- 1.8 % change on previous year, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Western Asia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Western Asia rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate?
- New Zealand ranks 9th 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.