Guyana vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita

Guyana
0.0002 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Guyana rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

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

  • Guyana
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
00000196119922024

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 0.0002 1000 ha per person against 0 1000 ha per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0002 1000 ha per person.

That makes Guyana's figure about 29.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Guyana has been ahead every year.

Guyana ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 162 countries.

Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0002 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person Guyana
1970s 0.0002 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person Guyana
1980s 0.0002 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person Guyana
1990s 0.0002 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person Guyana
2000s 0.0002 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person Guyana
2010s 0.0002 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person Guyana
2020s 0.0002 1000 ha per person 0 1000 ha per person 0.0002 1000 ha per person Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita, Guyana or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Guyana, at 0.0002 1000 ha per person against 0 1000 ha per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita between Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0002 1000 ha per person, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Guyana and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita?
Guyana ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd 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.