Australia vs Libya: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre

Australia
0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Libya
0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
120th
Libya rank
123rd

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

  • Australia
  • Libya
000196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre in Libya, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 120th and Libya ranks 123rd of 162 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Libya Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Australia
1970s 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Australia
1980s 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0 1000 ha per square kilometre Australia
1990s 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre 0 1000 ha per square kilometre Australia
2000s 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Australia
2010s 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Australia
2020s 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0 1000 ha per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre, Australia or Libya?
Australia, at 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between Australia and Libya?
0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Libya?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Libya rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 120th and Libya ranks 123rd 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.