Italy vs Sri Lanka: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre
Italy
0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
12th
Sri Lanka rank
13th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Italy
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 12th and Sri Lanka ranks 13th of 162 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.0126 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.0143 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.0135 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre, Italy or Sri Lanka?
- Italy, at 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Sri Lanka rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 12th and Sri Lanka ranks 13th 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.