Barbados vs Sri Lanka: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre
Barbados
0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
10th
Sri Lanka rank
13th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Barbados
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Barbados ranks 10th and Sri Lanka ranks 13th of 162 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2000s | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre, Barbados or Sri Lanka?
- Barbados, at 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between Barbados and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Sri Lanka rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 10th and Sri Lanka ranks 13th 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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About this data
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.