Madagascar vs Malaysia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre

Madagascar
0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
69th
Malaysia rank
71st

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

  • Madagascar
  • Malaysia
0.0010.0010.0020.002196119922023

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

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

Madagascar ranks 69th and Malaysia ranks 71st of 162 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre Malaysia
1970s 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Malaysia
1980s 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre Madagascar
1990s 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre Madagascar
2000s 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0003 1000 ha per square kilometre Madagascar
2010s 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Madagascar
2020s 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre, Madagascar or Malaysia?
Madagascar, at 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between Madagascar and Malaysia?
0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malaysia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Malaysia rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
Madagascar ranks 69th and Malaysia ranks 71st 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.