Egypt vs Mexico: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre
Egypt
0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
43rd
Mexico rank
44th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Egypt
- Mexico
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre in Mexico, a difference of 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 43rd and Mexico ranks 44th of 162 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.0025 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre, Egypt or Mexico?
- Egypt, at 0.004 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between Egypt and Mexico?
- 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mexico?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Mexico rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- Egypt ranks 43rd and Mexico ranks 44th 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.