India vs World: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre
India
0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
3rd
World rank
1st
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre over time
- India
- World
How they compare
India currently reports 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes India's figure about 9.3 times World's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 162 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 1970s | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 1980s | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0192 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0209 1000 ha per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0227 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 World?
- India, at 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between India and World?
- 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and World rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st 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.