India vs Pakistan: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre
India
0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan
0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
3rd
Pakistan rank
2nd
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre over time
- India
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.
India ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 2nd of 162 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0202 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0223 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0245 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre, India or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between India and Pakistan?
- 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Pakistan rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 3rd and Pakistan ranks 2nd 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.