China vs Iraq: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre
China
0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
21st
Iraq rank
20th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 21st and Iraq ranks 20th of 162 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 1980s | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 1990s | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre, China or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between China and Iraq?
- 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iraq?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Iraq rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 21st and Iraq ranks 20th 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.