China vs Spain: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre
China
0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
21st
Spain rank
24th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Spain
How they compare
China currently reports 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 21st and Spain ranks 24th of 162 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | China |
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 Spain?
- China, at 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between China and Spain?
- 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Spain rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 21st and Spain ranks 24th 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.