Afghanistan vs France: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre

Afghanistan
0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
France
0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
36th
France rank
34th

Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Afghanistan
  • France
0.0010.0020.0030.0040.005196119922023

How they compare

France currently reports 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 36th and France ranks 34th of 162 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and France in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan France Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre Afghanistan
1990s 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre 0 1000 ha per square kilometre France
2010s 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre France
2020s 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or France?
France, at 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and France?
0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and France?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and France rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 36th and France ranks 34th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
165 places, 8,884 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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