Japan vs Spain: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre
Japan
0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
22nd
Spain rank
24th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 24th of 162 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0081 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 1000 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0077 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Japan, at 0.0078 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between Japan and Spain?
- 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 24th 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.