Japan vs Malta: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre
Japan
0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
22nd
Malta rank
19th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 22nd and Malta ranks 19th of 162 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0113 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 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, Japan or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between Japan and Malta?
- 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Malta rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 22nd 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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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.