New Zealand vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita
New Zealand
0.0002 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0 1000 ha per person
in 2024
New Zealand rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
New Zealand 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 New Zealand's figure about 26.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 162 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita, New Zealand or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- New Zealand, 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 New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0002 1000 ha per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 5th 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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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.