China vs India: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita
China
0.0001 1000 ha per person
in 2024
India
0.0001 1000 ha per person
in 2024
China rank
35th
India rank
36th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0001 1000 ha per person against 0.0001 1000 ha per person in India, a difference of 0 1000 ha per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 35th and India ranks 36th of 162 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and India in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | China |
| 1970s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | India |
| 1980s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | India |
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | India |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | India |
| 2010s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | India |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita, China or India?
- China, at 0.0001 1000 ha per person against 0.0001 1000 ha per person in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita between China and India?
- 0 1000 ha per person, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita?
- China ranks 35th and India ranks 36th 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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About this data
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.