Guatemala vs New Zealand: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre

Guatemala
0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand
0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala rank
50th
New Zealand rank
52nd

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

  • Guatemala
  • New Zealand
00.0010.0020.003196119922023

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 50th and New Zealand ranks 52nd of 162 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Guatemala
1970s 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Guatemala
1980s 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre 0 1000 ha per square kilometre Guatemala
1990s 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Guatemala
2000s 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.002 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre Guatemala
2010s 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre Guatemala
2020s 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre, Guatemala or New Zealand?
Guatemala, at 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between Guatemala and New Zealand?
0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and New Zealand rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
Guatemala ranks 50th and New Zealand ranks 52nd 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.