Iraq vs Malta: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre

Iraq
0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
20th
Malta rank
19th

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

  • Iraq
  • Malta
0.0030.0050.0070.010.013196119922023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.

Iraq ranks 20th and Malta ranks 19th of 162 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre 0 1000 ha per square kilometre Malta
1970s 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre Iraq
1980s 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre Iraq
1990s 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre Iraq
2000s 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Malta
2010s 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre Malta
2020s 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre, Iraq or Malta?
Malta, at 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between Iraq and Malta?
0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Malta?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Malta rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
Iraq ranks 20th and Malta ranks 19th 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.