India vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre
India
0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre over time
- India
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
India currently reports 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0251 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes India's figure about 81.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 162 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 1970s | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 1980s | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0213 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0232 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0251 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- India, at 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0251 1000 ha per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa 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.