Iraq vs Sao Tome and Principe: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre

Iraq
0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
20th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
23rd

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

  • Iraq
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0.0020.0040.0060.0080.01196119922023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Iraq ranks 20th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd of 162 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0094 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre Iraq
2010s 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre Iraq
2020s 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre Iraq

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 Sao Tome and Principe?
Iraq, at 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
Iraq ranks 20th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd 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.