Afghanistan vs Iraq: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita

Afghanistan
0.0001 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Iraq
0.0001 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
22nd
Iraq rank
20th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Iraq
0000196119922024

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.0001 1000 ha per person against 0.0001 1000 ha per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0 1000 ha per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Iraq ranks 20th of 162 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Iraq in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0002 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person Afghanistan
1970s 0.0002 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person Afghanistan
1980s 0.0002 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person Afghanistan
1990s 0.0002 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person Afghanistan
2000s 0.0001 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person Afghanistan
2010s 0.0001 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person Afghanistan
2020s 0.0001 1000 ha per person 0.0001 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita, Afghanistan or Iraq?
Iraq, at 0.0001 1000 ha per person against 0.0001 1000 ha per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita between Afghanistan and Iraq?
0 1000 ha per person, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Iraq ranks 20th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
165 places, 9,021 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Land area equipped for irrigation — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.