Azerbaijan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre

Azerbaijan
0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Azerbaijan rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

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

  • Azerbaijan
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
00.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 57.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Azerbaijan has been ahead every year.

Azerbaijan ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 162 countries.

Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre Azerbaijan
2000s 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre Azerbaijan
2010s 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre Azerbaijan
2020s 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre, Azerbaijan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Azerbaijan, at 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between Azerbaijan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Azerbaijan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
Azerbaijan 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 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.