Austria vs South Africa: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre

Austria
0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Austria rank
61st
South Africa rank
63rd

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

  • Austria
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Austria ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 63rd of 162 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre 0 1000 ha per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre 0 1000 ha per square kilometre Austria
2010s 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre, Austria or South Africa?
Austria, at 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between Austria and South Africa?
0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Austria and South Africa rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
Austria ranks 61st and South Africa ranks 63rd 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.