Madagascar vs Saudi Arabia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre
Madagascar
0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
69th
Saudi Arabia rank
67th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Madagascar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 69th and Saudi Arabia ranks 67th of 162 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0 1000 ha per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre between Madagascar and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Saudi Arabia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 69th and Saudi Arabia ranks 67th 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.